Jul 1, 2026 09:46 PM IST India vs England Live Score: What did Shreyas Iyer say at toss [On winning the toss and choosing to bat first at the start of the five-match series] We are going with bat first.
Ireland is history.
It’s a new series, five games, everything to play for.
Certainly, this is a great opportunity for us.
This is my first, second actually, second series as a captain.
So, pretty much excited.
We got what we wanted.
We got a session of practice over here yesterday, pretty much acclimatized to the surrounding as well.
So, looking forward for an exciting one. [On the mood in the dressing room after the Ireland series] It’s absolutely fine.
To be honest, as you mentioned, Ireland series is history.
We’ve got to learn a lot from that series.
And coming over here, we know how England has been playing their cricket.
So, definitely slightly upbeat, know their strengths and weaknesses, so looking forward to have a great one. [On his assessment of the pitch] There’s pretty decent amount of grass on the wicket.
We practiced yesterday as well on the same one.
So, can’t actually predict how the wicket’s going to play, but definitely the intent is going to be high. [On India’s team combination for the opening match] We are going with three spinners, with Axar being an all-rounder, and two seamers.
