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England V India Test Series: 3 Key Battles

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England V India Test Series: 3 Key Battles

By AFP News June 19, 2025 • 18:40 PM View: 355

Ben Stokes' England take on an India team under new captain Shubman Gill at Headingley on Friday in the first Test of a five-match series. The visitors are embarking on a new era without heavyweights Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma as they seek to end their 18-year wait for a Test series win in England.

AFP Sport looks at three key battles that could define the series, which comes at the start of a new cycle in the World Test Championship.

TAGS England Vs India Jasprit Bumrah Shubman Gill Ben Stokes

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