Fantasy
Venue : Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
Average first innings score: 593
50% of the games have been won by the team batting first
Pacers have picked 36.1% of the wickets to fall here. Spinners have picked 63.9% of the wickets.
*all data from the 2 Tests played at the venue
Suggested teams
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In-form Players Captain
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Horses for courses
Top Run scorers at this venue
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Top wicket takers at this venue
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Grand League Punts
> Ravindra Jadeja might be returning from injury, but bank on him to wreak havoc in Rajkot. In the two Tests he's played at the venue, he's averaged 144.0 with the bat and 27.1 with the ball. Overall in first-class cricket, he averages a staggering 132.18 with the bat (11 games) and 19.4 with the ball at the venue (60 wickets). He is your trump card. Captain or vice-captain him eyes closed.
Probable XIs
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
England: Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (c), Ben Foakes, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, James Anderson