Both teams are wearing black armbands today to show respect for those who died in the plane accident. The cricket organization in England, called the ECB, said they are thinking about everyone affected by the terrible event in Ahmedabad last week.

In this first game of a five-match series, India will go first to bat. The England team’s captain, Ben Stokes, won the coin toss and chose to let India start batting. Shubman Gill, who is playing his first Test match as India’s captain, will bat at number 4. A young player named B Sai Sudharsan from Tamil Nadu is making his debut and will bat at number 3. Rishabh Pant and Karun Nair will also bat for India.

Last week, Indian players and their helpers also wore black bands before a practice match. Players from Australia and South Africa also wore black bands in memory of the victims during their matches.

The fast bowlers for India in Leeds are Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, and Prasidh Krishna. Nair has scored a very big score called a triple century in past matches, and he last played a Test match in 2017.

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (C), Jamie Smith (WK), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir