The match will also add another chapter in the 134-year-old Test cricket history as it is the 2000th match.
Apart from this, the four-match Test series will also decide the supremacy in the Test cricket. Visiting Team India has been ruling the Test cricket since 2009 and now England has a chance to topple them from the top post.
Dubbed as a landmark Test match, the encounter between the Dhoni brigade and Strauss army here at historical Lord's ground is expected to be a tight one.
It will be a encounter between best batting line-up vs most potent pace attack. All eyes will be on India's Fab-3, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman. The Trio is eagerly waiting to cross the three digit mark at the Mecca of Cricket.
On the other hand, English skipper Andrew Strauss has said that his side can produce "something special" to beat India in the four Test series and become the top-ranked team in the world.
Former Australian captain Steve Waugh feels that India can win the Test series and wants to see Tendulkar scoring 100th ton. Waugh said that the series will be an encounter between Strauss and Indian pacer Zaheer Khan.
However, Dhoni said that team is not focusing on Tendulkar's 100th ton but the occasion will be celebrated if master blaster reaches the milestone.
Meanwhile, the tickets of the historical 2000th Test match has been completely sold out and a jam-packed stadium will watch the grand cricketing battle, beginning from 3.30 pm (IST) on Thursday.
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Team combination:
England is expected to make one change in the final XI. It will be Stuart Broad or Tim Bresnan.
Eng: Alastair Cook, Andrew Strauss, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan, Matt Prior, Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad/Tim Bresnan, James Anderson, Chris Tremlett
On the other hand, India will have to choose between Yuvraj Singh Suresh Raina. Sreesanth is also doubtful. Yuvraj may find the place in the playing XI as an opener, replacing young Abhinav Mukund.
Ind: Abhinav Mukund/Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Praveen Kumar/Sreesanth
Dhoni’s record as captain
India has never lost a Test series under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. The winning percentage of team India under his leadership is 60 percent. Out of 27 Test, India has managed to win 16 while lost just three games. Nine matches ended in a draw.
As a captain, Dhoni is the all-time most successful captain of India in the Test cricket. Former skipper Sourav Ganguly led the side in 49 games and won 21, lost 13 and drawn 15 games.
Ind vs Eng: Test statistics at a glance
Indi’s win-loss ratio 2.57 since 2008 is the best in the world. However, India has just won one match (1986) out of 10 games it played here at Lord’s.
Both the teams have played 99 games against each other so far. England clinched 34 games while India won 19 games. 46 Test match ended in draw.
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