The much awaited India vs England series has begun with the opening test in Rajkot. English team won the toss and elected to bat. Zoe Root century was the attraction of the day as it was his first playing in Asia and 3rd against India. This series is going to be crucial for these 5 players:
1. Gareth Batty: Gareth Batty is making his comeback in international cricket after 13 years. The 39-year-old will be under pressure to prove his worth of being included in the team. He made his comeback in international cricket when England came up against a formidable Bangladesh side at Bangladesh in the two-match Test series which ended as up as a tie with Bangladesh bouncing back after losing the first Test.
2. Jos Buttler: Jos Butler is struggling special in the test cricket from quite some time. So the spectators will be looking on him to broke the silence of his bat and contribute runs to the team. He is the vice-captain of England ODI team.
3. Hardik Pandya: With many surprises, he has been added to the squad skipping, Yuvraj Singh. In such a situation he must prove his selection worth.
4. Gary Ballance: Gary Ballance was included to provide strength to the England middle order but as we have seen in the last tour of Bangladesh he was unable to surpass the expectations.
5. Gautam Gambhir: Gautam Gambhir was a dedicated opener for Indian squad for a couple of years but from last 2 years he is struggling to be called for the chance. Now how he plays we need to see.
Zoe Root scored century on Day 1 !