Following is a factbox at the five-match Check order between Republic of India and England starting in Hyderabad on Thursday:
FIXTURES
FIXTURES
- First Check: Jan. 25-29, Hyderabad
- 2nd Check: Feb. 2-6,
Vishakhapatman - 3rd Check: Feb. 15-19, Rajkot
- Fourth Check: Feb. 23-27, Ranchi
- 5th Check: March 7-11, Dharamsala
* Play games starts 0400 GMT/0930 native
INDIA
- International rating: 2
- Captain:
Rohit Sharma - Lecturer:
Rahul Dravid - Govern-ranked batsman: Rohit Sharma (10)
- Govern-ranked bowler: Ravichandran Ashwin (1)
Republic of India squad for first Two Assessments: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, KS Republic of India, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar
ENGLAND
- International rating: 3
- Captain:
Ben Stokes - Lecturer:
Brendon McCullum - Govern-ranked batsman: Joe Root (2)
- Govern-ranked bowler: Ollie Robinson (6)
England squad: Ben Stokes (captain), Jonny Bairstow, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ben Foakes, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Rehan Ahmed, James Anderson, Gus Atkinson, Tom Hartley, Jack Leach, Ollie Robinson, Shoaib Bashir, Mark Plank
HEAD-TO-HEAD IN INDIA:
- Check order: 16
- Republic of India gained: 8
- England gained: 5
- Attracts: 3
OVERALL HEAD-TO-HEAD:
- Check order: 35
- Republic of India gained: 11
- England gained: 19
- Attracts: 5
LAST THREE SERIES
- 2018: England beat Republic of India 4-1 in five-Check order in England
- 2020-21: Republic of India beat England 3-1 in four-Check order in Republic of India
- 2021-22: 5-Check order in England resulted in 2-2 draw.
