Preview:
County Select XI will take on India in the 3-day warm-up game, starting from Tuesday. ECB have named 14 members squad for this warm-up game to face mighty India. Warwickshire skipper, Will Rhodes will lead the County Select XI. James Bracey, who has played 2 Tests against New Zealand, will feature in this game.
This will be a great chance to finalise the playing combination for India ahead of the Test series against England, which is starting from August 4th. It will be interesting how they approach against the quality County Select XI.
Match Details:
County Select XI vs India, Other Test
Venue: Riverside Ground Ground, Chester-le-Street
Date & Time: 20th-22nd July, at 3:30 PM IST and 11:00 AM Local Time
Live Streaming: Durham Cricket Youtube Channel
Pitch Report:
A lot of T20 Blast matches have been played here in the last one and half months. We can expect a flat batting surface for this match. Having said that, the batters need to encounter early swing.
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Squads for CSXI vs IND:
County Select XI
Will Rhodes (c), Rehan Ahmed, Ethan Bamber, James Bracey, Jack Carson, Zak Chappell, Haseeb Hameed, Lyndon James, Jake Libby, Craig Miles, Liam Patterson, James Rew, Rob Yates, Tom Aspinwall
India
Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Lokesh Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha, Hanuma Vihari, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Mohammad Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammad Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur
Top Picks for CSXI vs IND Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – County Select XI
Haseeb Hameed has already played 3 Test matches against India in 2016. He had a good run with the bat in this year’s County Championship, where he has scored 642 runs in 15 innings at an average of 45.85.
Will Rhodes has been exceptional in this year’s County Championship. He has scored 452 runs in 18 innings at an average of 28.25, with the highest score of 91. Rhodes has picked up 21 wickets as well.
Top Picks – India
Indian skipper Virat Kohli will look to get some runs under his belt in this warm-up which will make him get into the grove ahead of the long Test series.
Mohammad Shami had impressed in the WTC final with his splendid bowling. He would want to utilise this warm-up game to regain his rhythm back.
CSXI vs IND Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Stats |
| Haseeb Hameed | 219 runs (Tests) |
| Will Rhodes | 3549 runs and 74 wickets (FC) |
| Virat Kohli | 7547 runs (Tests) |
| Mohammad Shami | 184 wickets and 515 runs (Tests) |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 4647 runs (Tests) |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for CSXI vs IND Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
James Bracey, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Haseeb Hameed, Rob Yates, Ravichandran Ashwin, Will Rhodes (vc), Mohammad Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Craig Miles, Ethan Bamber
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for CSXI vs IND Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Rishabh Pant (vc), Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Jake Libby, Haseeb Hameed (c), Rob Yates, Ravindra Jadeja, Will Rhodes, Ishant Sharma, Craig Miles, Mohammad Siraj
CSXI vs IND Risky Captaincy Choices:
Rohit Sharma hasn’t played much red-ball cricket in the England conditions. Considering this, he is a risky captaincy pick for your fantasy teams.
Rob Yates is the leading run-scorer for Warwickshire in this year’s county championship, with 576 runs in 10 matches. It’s worth a risk to pick him as your fantasy team skipper.
