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**Sai Sudharsan Makes Test Debut for India Against England**
**Leeds, England** – Young batting sensation Sai Sudharsan has officially earned his Test debut for India in the first match against England at Headingley. He becomes the 317th player to represent India in Test cricket, receiving his Test cap from veteran Cheteshwar Pujara before the start of play.
The Indian team enters the match without seasoned players Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Ravi Ashwin, who have retired from the Test format.
The 23-year-old Sudharsan has been in excellent form, recently becoming the youngest player to score 700 runs in a single IPL season after a successful run in first-class cricket. Prior to this Test call-up, Sudharsan has already represented India in three ODIs and one T20 International.
Sudharsan first gained prominence during the 2021 Tamil Nadu Premier League, where he was the second-highest run-scorer. He made his Ranji Trophy debut the following year and has since amassed 1,957 runs in 29 first-class matches at an average of 39.93, including seven centuries. Sudarshan bats at number 3.
England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bowl first, citing the good batting conditions expected at Headingley. Indian captain Shubman Gill said that he also would have chosen to bowl first. Karun Nair has also been included in the XI, and Shardul Thakur forms part of a four-pronged pace attack.
India has won a Test series in England only three times previously: in 1971 under Ajit Wadekar, in 1986 under Kapil Dev, and in 2007 under Rahul Dravid. Shubman Gill will be looking to add his name to that esteemed list.
**India Playing XI:** Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Karun Nair, 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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