IND vs ENG: India has not lost a Test match in Rajkot so far, it will be a clash against England after seven years
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IND vs ENG 3rd Test : The third match of the 5-match Test series between India and England will be played at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. England defeated India in the first Test match played in Hyderabad. After which India won the second Test played in Visakhapatnam and leveled the series 1-1. Now in the third Test match to be played in Rajkot, both the teams will be eyeing to get the lead in the series. India's record on this ground is superb.
India played 2 Test matches in Rajkot
So far the Indian team has played two Test matches in Rajkot. The first Test match was played here in November 2016. This match was played between India and England. This match was drawn. England's Joe Root and Ben Stokes scored centuries in the first innings in that match. Both the players are members of the team this time. While Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara scored centuries from India. This time both these players have not been included in the team.
Ashwin and Jadeja have playing experience in Rajkot
The current squad includes 4 players who played Test matches for England 7 years and 3 months ago in Rajkot. Captains Ben Stokes, Joe Root, Ben Duckett and Jonny Bairstow all have Test playing experience at the Rajkot ground. Talking about the Indian team, only Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja played in that match. Ashwin took 3-3 wickets in both the innings of that match. While Jadeja also took 3 wickets.
India defeated West Indies in the year 2018
After this, in the year 2018, the Indian team played in Rajkot for the second time. Here he defeated West Indies. India won by an innings and 272 runs against West Indies. Prithvi Shaw scored a century in the first innings in the same match. Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja also scored centuries. Ashwin, Jadeja and KL Rahul who played in that match are also included in the team this time. Ashwin took 4 wickets in the first innings and 2 wickets in the second innings. Jadeja took 1 wicket in the first innings and 3 wickets in the second innings. KL Rahul could not open the account in the first innings.
Indian team for the remaining three matches of the series
Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashshwi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Rajat Patidar, Sarfraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wkt), KS Bharat (wkt), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep
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