Former England captain Eoin Morgan has picked England as his favorite for the upcoming five-match Test series against the Indian Cricket team, which is all set to kickstart on June 20th.
Eoin Morgan Backs England to Dominate Home Series Against India
Eoin Morgan and Mark Butcher discussed the Indian team after the BCCI announced the squad for the upcoming England tour in June.
Eoin Morgan predicted that England would have an advantage over the inexperienced Indian team in the upcoming five-Test series.
He pointed out that playing at home would work in England’s favor and said it would be a challenging tour for India. Morgan also mentioned that although England usually aren’t considered favorites, their strong home form this time gives them a better chance.
“I would say England are favourite, I haven’t looked at any of the mark, just with the home form with journey, I would say the things are in their favour at that moment. So it’s a nice place to be. I have played some really bad teams, but we were never the favourite (laughs). It’s gonna be a tough tour for India,” Morgan said on Sky Sports.
Shubman Gill has been chosen as the new captain of the Indian Test team for the England tour. Morgan played with Gill for two seasons in the IPL for KKR.
During their time together, Eoin Morgan saw Gill as a natural leader and noticed his potential. Gill also played under Morgan when KKR reached the final of the IPL in 2021.
“He is natural leader he takes on reposonsibilty within a group he doesn’t mind qestioning methodolgy,” Morgan added.
"I would make England favourites!" 🏴
Eoin Morgan gives his early prediction for the England vs India Test series 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/1sjKATaKLr
— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) May 24, 2025
India squad for England Test series:
Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav.
India vs England 2025 Test match schedule :
1st Test, 20-24 June 2025 – Headingley, Leeds
2nd Test, 2-6 July 2025 – Edgbaston, Birmingham
3rd Test, 10-14 July 2025 – Lord’s, London
4th Test, 23-27 July 2025 – Old Trafford, Manchester
5th Test, 31 July – 4 August 2025 – The Oval, London
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