Embarking on a new journey with young skipper, underrated team
Kolkata, June 20 -- No Virat Kohli, no Rohit Sharma, no Ravichandran Ashwin, no Mohammad Shami, Jasprit Bumrah available for only three Tests - Shubman Gill's captaincy debut is expected to be nothing less than a baptism of fire as India take on an unpredictable England in a five-Test series starting at Headingley, Leeds, on Friday.
Playing England in England hasn't always been comforting. And to compound the discomfort, the first Test is at Headingley where India were dismissed for 78 the last time they had played there. Leeds has been unusually warm, meaning the pitch may not be as moisture laden as in the past. But since history finds strange ways of repeating itself, India can't take the conditions for granted.
Technique will be paramou...
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