3rd Test: India win toss, choose to bat against England

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Aug 25, 2021 at 3:15 PM Updated On : Aug 25, 2021 at 3:17 PM

Leeds/Bhubaneswar: Indian skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bat first in the third Test against England at Headingley in Leeds on Wednesday.

“The pitch looks pretty firm and think runs on the board will be crucial,” said Kohli.

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Squads

England: 1 Rory Burns, 2 Haseeb Hameed, 3 Dawid Malan, 4 Joe Root (capt), 5 Jonny Bairstow, 6 Jos Buttler (wk), 7 Moeen Ali, 8 Sam Curran, 9 Ollie Robinson, 10 Craig Overton, 11 James Anderson

India: 1 KL Rahul, 2 Rohit Sharma, 3 Cheteshwar Pujara, 4 Virat Kohli (capt), 5 Ajinkya Rahane, 6 Rishabh Pant (wk), 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Mohammed Shami, 9 Ishant Sharma, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, 11 Mohammed Siraj

India lead the five-match Test series 1-0 following their thrilling win at Lord’s last week.