India vs England 1st Test: England win the toss and bat, hosts pick Shahbaz Nadeem and Washington Sundar

India, meanwhile, chose to go in with three spinners with Nadeem joining Ravichandran Ashwin and Washington Sundar. Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav’s wait to return to the Test continued to get longer. England skipper Joe Root, playing in his 100th Test, won the toss and chose to bat first on the Chepauk surface.