By Moneycontrol Sports Desk | June 16, 2025
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The next cycle of the World Test Championship (2025–27) is set to begin on June 17, with Sri Lanka taking on Bangladesh in the opening match. India will kick off their campaign against England in a five-match Test series, starting with the first Test at Headingley on June 20.
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The Indian team will be led by newly appointed captain Shubman Gill, who was named skipper ahead of the new WTC cycle.
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1st Test: Friday, June 20, Leeds 2nd Test: Wednesday, July 2, Birmingham 3rd Test: Thursday, July 10, London 4th Test: Wednesday, July 23, Manchester 5th Test: Thursday, July 31, London
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Headingley Cricket Ground in Leeds, Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham, Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester and Kennington Oval in London.
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Sony Sports Network will Telecast the India vs England Test series and JioHotstar will livestream in India.
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Shubman Gill (C), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sai Sudharsan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Rishabh Pant (Wk), KL Rahul (Wk), Dhruv Jurel (Wk), Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh and Kuldeep Yadav
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Ben Stokes (C), Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Zak Crawley, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Chris Woakes, Ollie Pope (Wk), Jamie Smith (Wk), Samuel James Cook, Brydon Carse, Shoaib Bashir, Josh Tongue and Jamie Overton