Former England captain Alastair Cook who stands as the last foreign team captain to win a red-ball series in India back in 2012, feels that the Brendon McCullum-led management should drop aggressive middle-order batsman Jonny Bairstow from the English playing XI for the 4th Test in Ranchi to protect him from enduring further embarrassment in […]
IND vs ENG 2024
India vs England Cricket Match 2024
IND vs ENG: The India National Cricket Team will host England for a bumper five-match Test series in 2024. The ENG vs IND Test series is scheduled to begin in January 2024. The Test series will be a part of the ongoing 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship. India and England played a Test against each other for the first time in 1931 and have now played well over 100 Tests between themselves.
The upcoming IND vs ENG 2024 test series will be England’s first bilateral assignment in India since 2021 when they visited the country for 4 Tests, 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is. India had won the Test series 3-1. While England began the India vs England Test series in 2021 with a thumping win, the hosts had gone on to win the following three games.
IND vs ENG Schedule 2024:
The England tour of India 2024 will begin with the first Test in Hyderabad on January 25. The second IND vs ENG Test is scheduled to be played in Vizag from February 2. It will be followed by an 8-day break before both the teams get into action with the third Test in Rajkot from February 15. Ranchi will be the venue for the fourth Test, starting from February 23 while the last Test will be played in Dharamsala from March 7.
- 1st Test, Hyderabad: Thursday, January 25 – Monday 29, 2024
- 2nd Test, Vizag: Friday, February 2 – Tuesday 6, 2024
- 3rd Test, Rajkot: Thursday, February 15 – Monday 19
- 4th Test, Ranchi: Friday, February 23 – Tuesday 27
- 5th Test, Dharamsala: Thursday, March 7 – Monday 11
IND vs ENG Squads 2024:
India:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Shami, Mukesh Kumar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishan Kishan, Abhimanyu Easwaran
(This is India’s probable squad. The squad will be updated as soon as it is announced)
England:
Ben Stokes, James Anderson, Rehan Ahmed, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ben Foakes (wk), Tom Hartley, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Mark Wood
IND vs ENG Head-to-head:
India and England have played a total of 131 Tests so far and the latter has the upper hand in the rivalry so far. While England have won 50 Tests, India have emerged victorious in 31 games. 50 IND vs ENG Tests have ended in a draw.
Tests | India Won | India Lost | England Won | England Lost | Drawn | Tied |
131 | 31 | 50 | 50 | 31 | 50 | 0 |
IND vs ENG: FAQs
Yes, England will tour India in 2024 for a five-match Test series.
India will play five Tests against England at home in 2024.
England and India contest for the Pataudi and Anthony de Mello Trophy. When the Test series takes place in England, the winners get the Pataudi Trophy while winners in India get the Anthony de Mello Trophy.
The IND vs ENG 2024 Test series games are scheduled to take place in Hyderabad, Vizag, Rajkot, Ranchi and Dharamsala.