Sai Sudharsan Test debut: Receives India Test Cap No.317
Sai Sudharshan gets India Test cap No. 317 from the “Test OG” Cheteshwar Pujara on his debut. England opts to bowl first in the first Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at Headingley, Leeds. Let us look at the details of Sai Sudharsan Test debut vs ENG.
Sai Sudharshan Handed Test Cap By Pujara At Headingley
Sai Sudharshan will represent India in the Test as the 317th player to make his debut. The 23-year-old IPL sensation is part of the Playing XI under Shubham Gill’s captaincy for the 1st Test in Leeds. Sai Sudharshan’s debut for India in ODIs against South Africa in 2023 in Johannesburg, with KL Rahul leading the side. On the other hand, his T20I debut was in the India Tour of Zimbabwe in 2024 under the leadership of Shubman Gill.
Sai Sudharshan made his first appearance in the domestic longest format of cricket in 2021. In addition, he played his first Ranji Trophy match in 2022. Representing Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket, he has participated in 29 first-class matches. Sai Sudharshan has scored 1957 runs at an average of 40. Moreover, the youngster has also lodged seven centuries in first-class cricket.
Just before the match, Sai Sudharshan, being part of the team huddle, was presented with Test Cap No. 317 by Cheteshwar Pujara. Sudharshan will most likely fill the shoes of retired Virat Kohli, who used to bat at number three.
Moreover, Sudharshan shares the unique Test milestone with the legendary Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid, and Sourav Ganguly. Rahul Dravid (20 June 1996), Sourav Ganguly (20 June 1996), Virat Kohli (20 June 2011), and now Sai Sudharshan (20 June 2025) share the same Test debut date.
IND vs ENG Toss Update & Playing 11
Furthermore, the coin in the first Test flipped in favor of England’s skipper, Ben Stokes, who opted to bowl first. Moreover, there no place for Kuldeep Yadav as the main spinner. India opted to come up with four pace options.
India Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
England Playing 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
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