Team India, under the captaincy of the newly appointed Test captain, will tour England for the five-match Test series, starting next month on June 20. There have already been a lot of discussions and debates in the Indian cricketing corridors about the selection of the team, alongside the appointment of the new captain in the longest format of the game.
Meanwhile, the management will also have to finalise the team combination for this big series against the Englishmen. Apart from the batters and bowlers, the all-rounders will also play a crucial role on English soil, be it with the bat or the ball.
With that said, here we’ll have a look at the 3 all-rounders who should be given a chance in India’s tour of England.
1. Nitish Kumar Reddy
The young all-rounder from Andhra, Nitish Kumar Reddy, displayed some brilliant outings in his career’s first Test series for India in Australia. He amazed everyone with his gritty batting performances in the series, and the experts counted him as one of the promising talents for India in the future, especially in red-ball cricket.
The 21-year-old scored 298 runs in nine innings, including an unbeaten appearance and had a decent batting average of 37.25. He also registered a brilliant century to his name against Australia when the Indian team was struggling against the hosts. Besides that, he could also play a vital role with the ball on the England tour owing to his medium pace in the English conditions.
2. Shardul Thakur
The star Mumbai pace-bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur has contributed brilliantly for India in his brief Test career so far. He was also a part of the LSG in the recently suspended Indian Premier League 2025, where he delivered some brilliant performances with the ball. Speaking of Shardul’s Test career, he has played 11 Tests for India in his career since he made his debut against the West Indies in 2018.
In these appearances, he has scalped 31 wickets in 19 innings, including a five-wicket haul and a four-wicket haul. Besides that, he has also scored 331 runs with the bat in 18 innings, hitting four half-centuries. One of his brilliant batting performances came against in the historic Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2020-21, which played a game-changing role in India’s comeback in the series. He might also be a crucial asset with the ball with his medium pace skills in the pace-friendly conditions in England.
3. Axar Patel
The star Indian all-rounder, Axar Patel, made his last Test appearance for India in the five-match Test series against England in India last year. He was not a part of the Indian team in the Test series against Australia. But the selectors might call him again in the squad for the upcoming five-match Test series against England.
The 31-year-old has impressed both with the bat and the ball in his 14-match Test career so far. He has scored 646 runs in 22 innings, with an impressive average of 35.88, hitting four half-centuries, alongside scalping 55 wickets in just 27 innings, including two four-wicket hauls and five amazing five-wicket hauls, alongside a 10-wicket haul in a match.
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