India cricket team will lock horns with England at Headingley, Leeds in the 1st Test at 3.30 PM on Friday (June 20). The match marks the start of the new World Test Championship cycle for both teams. The Men in Blue will enter a new era under the captaincy of Shubman Gill following the departure of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma from Tests.
England, on the other hand, will be looking to get off to a victorious start in the series at home. Ben Stokes and co. boast of a strong batting order but it is their bowling attack that they’ll be worried about. The hosts have fielded an inexperienced bowling line-up for the 1st Test since at least five of their proper pacers are currently battling injuries.
ENG vs IND 1st Test Day 1 session timings
| Session | Timings (IST) | Duration |
| 1st session | 3.30 PM – 5.30 PM | 2 hours |
| Lunch | 5.30 PM – 6.10 PM | 40 minutes |
| 2nd Session | 6.10 PM – 8.10 PM | 2 hours |
| Tea | 8.10 PM – 8.30 PM | 20 minutes |
| 3rd Session | 8.30 PM – 10.30 PM | 2 hours |
ENG vs IND 1st Test match details
- Date: June 20–24, 2025
- Time: 3:30 PM IST (Toss at 3:00 PM IST)
- Venue: Headingley, Leeds
- Live Telecast: Sony Sports Network
- Live Streaming: JioHotstar
ENG vs IND 1st Test playing XIs
England (Confirmed XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir
India (Probable XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
