India will be playing five-match Test series against England with the first Test starting from today at Headingley. It will be a tough contest as the young Indian side will have to face the experience England at their home. Shubman Gill will be leading the charge with Rishabh Pant as his deputy, the absence of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma needs to be filled in order to survive the tough Tests.
In the press conference, England captain Ben Stokes made it clear that Headingley is the best wicket and the team is looking forward to the match.
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Ben Stokes On Playing In Headingley
“Headingley is generally the best overall cricket wicket that we tend to play on,” Stokes said. “We’ve had some fantastic games here. Once batters get in, they are very hard to stop because of how true the wicket can be and how fast the outfield is. But you always feel like there’s something for a bowler.
“I know there’s scheduled 30 degree heat but this is North [England]. It could turn up and it’d be six degrees [down] again and it could be raining. [We’ll] just wait and see what the lovely northern weather’s like for us this week.”
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Stokes Lauds Chris Woakes
“I think this is correct, but since me and Baz [Brendon McCullum] have been captain and coach, I don’t think we’ve actually lost a game with Woakes in the team. That just proves how much of a valuable cricketer he is.
“Him being the leader of the attack… he’s going to thrive off that responsibility. The relentlessness that he has, whether with the new ball or old ball, and then having the ability to bat at No. 8. That’s a plus.”
