England won the toss and put India in to bat as the titans of test cricket get their five-match series under way at Headingley on Thursday, with both teams at very different stages of their journey. Leeds was a vibrant scene ahead of the start of the series opener,

Indian ODI captain Rohit Sharma was recently spotted at Mumbai airport with his family. Many fans have speculated that the former Indian Test captain might be heading to Leeds for the first Test of the India vs England series.

India have "lost a lot of experience" with the recent retirements of stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and are going to struggle in the seaming conditions of England, reckoned cricket legends Matthew Hayden and Graeme Smith.