India vs England 5th Test Preview: Jasprit Bumrah-led India chase history against Ben Stokes & Co.

IND vs ENG 5th Test: After a postponement that lasted 10 months, India and England will resume the 5-match Test series with the 5th and final Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham from July 1. The final Test couldn't take place last year due to a Covid outbreak in the Indian camp.

India haven't won a Test series in England since 2007 but they have a golden chance of creating history since they currently lead 2-1 with one match left. Even if the match ends in a draw, India will win the series.

India though suffered a big blow ahead of the Test when Captain Rohit Sharma tested positive for Covid during the warm-up game against Leicestershire. Since then, the Indian skipper has tested positive for the second time in an RT-PCR test. In his absence, Jasprit Bumrah will make his debut as Team India captain in Birmingham. Bumrah will become India's 36th Test skipper when he goes out for the toss on Friday.

With KL Rahul also not in England, it remains to be seen who'll partner Shubman Gill at the top of the order. Whether it'll be Cheteshwar Pujara or KS Bharat remains to be seen.

England, on the other hand, almost have a full-strength squad available. The hosts have been in superb form, having recently won the home series against the World Test Champions New Zealand 3-0.

Under their new coach Brendon McCullum and new captain Ben Stokes, England have looked formidable and they'll be hoping to continue their fantastic run against India as well. Joe Root, captain Ben Stokes & Jonny Bairstow have all been in great form for the Three Lions.

The match was originally scheduled to be played at Old Trafford in Manchester last year but since then, it has been shifted to the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham where India have never won a Test.

India vs England head to head

In the head-to-head record, England have dominated India as they have won 49 out of the 130 Test matches while India have won 31 Tests.

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5th Test: India vs England Playing XI

India Playing XI (probable):

Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuman Vihari, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah (c), Mohammad Siraj.

England's Playing XI:

Zak Crawley, Alex Lees, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes(c), Sam Billings (wk), Matthew Potts, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, James Anderson.

IND vs ENG 5th Test live toss and match timings

India vs England live match will begin at 3:00 pm IST while the toss will take place 30 minutes before the scheduled start of play, i.e. 2:30 PM IST.

India vs England Live Telecast details:

The Test match will be aired live on Sony 1 and Sony 1 HD.

IND vs ENG 5th Test live streaming

The online streaming of the India vs England match will be available on Sony LIV.

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