In the first of five tests, India is set to face England at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Thursday, the 25th of January. Here, we will look at the betting for the match.
INDIA
India’s last two test series consisted of two-game series against the West Indies and South Africa. India beat the West Indies 1-0 away with the final test finishing in a draw and in South Africa in December/January 2023/4 they lost the 1st test but came back strong to level the series.
Other than the absence of Virat Kohli due to personal reasons, India has a full-strength side set to face England this week.
Squad
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul , KS Bharat , Dhruv Jurel , Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah , Avesh Khan.
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England
In England’s last test series, they faced Australia in The Ashes which consisted of five games on home soil in the middle of 2023. They started the series poorly, losing the first two games, but were able to bring it back, winning two and drawing one of the last three tests. This resulted in the series ending in a draw with Australia retaining The Ashes.
England’s squad set to face India will see three uncapped players make their first appearances for their nation.
Squad
Ben Stokes (Captain), Rehan Ahmed, James Anderson, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook , Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ben Foakes, Tom Hartley, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Mark Wood
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The last time these two teams faced each other in a Test match was in a 5-game Test series in England in 2021, where both England and India managed to secure two victories, with the fifth game ending in a draw. They last met in India back in 2021 with India coming from behind to win a 4 match series 3-1.
SERIES BETTING – Click Here to bet
India 1/5
Draw 10/1
England 13/2
1st TEST BETTING – Click here to bet
India 4/10
Draw 7/1
England 3/1
Suggested Bet: India to be over 31.5 runs before the first dismissal in the first innings at 17/20
India have a settled batting lineup and I expect a conservative approach early and hopefully a strong opening partnership in conditions that will suit the home team.
Suggested Bet: 1st Innings England Top Bat Joe Root at 9/4
If England are to stand a chance in this series you would think that Root has to fire and I expect him as a proven player of spin to stand strong against this Indian attack.
Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
