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It’ll be a moment of boundless joy and needless to say, huge excitement should India field a young looking test team at Headingley, at Leeds in the opening Test of a five-match series against England.
And with that comes the prospect of seeing some young and capable talents in whose hands will rest the tremendous opportunity of shaping the team’s future.
Having said that while it’ll be quite hard and far from easy to take on England who appear mightier when playing at home, there are some interesting talents at India’s disposal who could make the contest one to remember.
Therefore, which young Indian talents are bound to debut at Leeds?
Arshdeep Singh
The young medium pacer, is without a doubt, a great find for Indian Cricket.
The lanky fast bowler from Punjab, already a regular fixture in white ball cricket for India, has a great chance of making his Test debut at Headingley, Leeds against at the mighty English side.
But that debut, should it transpire, happen not before having collected 113 international wickets for India already.
However, what’ll be watched with pulsating excitement will be how many dismissals can Arshdeep Singh execute on his maiden game. What a rollicking start it will be should he get some big early breakthroughs regardless of which team bats first in the opening test. His ability to move the red ball will be a mighty fine prospect to see.
Sai Sudharsan
Truth be told, having played for Surrey in the 2023 and 2024 County championship has added further edge to the mighty fine batting craft of one of India’s most redoubtable batting talents.
A promising left handed batter with an ability to pick up the pace of runs and bat through testing moments of a game, Sai Sudharsan has come quite a long way since first making an impression in the famed Indian Premier League.
What’ll hold the elegant left hander in good stead would be to remember his county ton that came up against Nottinghamshire.
He also played an important contest against Essex in June 2024 of the then County season. For someone who’s already been watched and commended by none other than English cricket great Alec Stewart, it is only a matter of time before Gujarat Titans’s Sudharsan plays like one for his Test team. His debut in the next few hours is a high possibility and should Headingley actually lead to a good one, it’ll be a moment to savour and an occasion truly unforgettable.
Abhimanyu Easwaran
What a truly remarkable moment would it be if the experienced batter with no fewer than 7,800+ first class runs gets to Test debut at Headingley at Leeds. A ground which has traditionally seen India struggle often times would need in one of the enterprising young picks of the country someone who can change the complexion of the game and make it one to watch. And savour!
The confident and dependable batter born in Dehradun could likely be drafted in the middle order since India are top heavy with positions already fixed for the likes of captain Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
What do you reckon?
