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The Men in Blue are all set to take on England in a five-match Test series, starting later this month. While the Indian side will take the field with some new faces, especially after retirement of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin over last few months. They will also walk out with Shubman Gill being named as their new skipper.
Speaking of the upcoming tour, the two nations will play five-match Test series, starting from June 20. While the first Test is scheduled to be played till June 24 at Headingley in Leeds, they will then travel to Edgbaston in Birmingham to play the second Test from July 2 to 6. The third Test will be played at Lord’s from July 10 to 14 followed by fourth and fifth Test at Emirates Old Trafford and Kennington Oval from July 23 and July 31 respectively.
BCCI shares first glimpses of Team India’s training session
Just days prior to the series, the Shubman Gill-led side began their preparations. The visuals which have been going viral on social media, saw the players setting into the rhythm with a mix of intensity and camaraderie. The BCCI shared the video on their social media handles with the caption reading, “Prep begins. First sight of Team India getting into the groove in England.”
The players took a light football session, followed by which pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah along with Prasidh Krishna were seen doing sprint drills. It also featured Arshdeep Singh getting involved in a one-on-one focussed training with head coach Gautam Gambhir
Watch video fo Team India’s first session in England:
India’s squad for England Test series
Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (VC & WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav
