Before they take on England in the much-anticipated Edgbaston Test, Indians face off against Leicester in a four-day warm-up game.
India kick-off their preparations for the much-anticipated fifth Test of last year’s interrupted series in England with a warm-up encounter against English county club Leicestershire.
The Rohit Sharma-led touring party will get going towards the Edgbaston Test via a proper four-day face-off versus the team currently part of Division 2 of the County Championship.
Given the busy schedule of England’s first-class scene, Leicestershire may field an understrength team, which would probably not lead to ideal preparations for the Indians.
But an opportunity to get some red-ball cricket under their belt after undergoing two months of IPL will be priceless for India’s Test regulars as they strive to clinch a Test series win in England after 15 years.
With four Tests completed last year, the five-match series currently stands 2-1 in India’s favour. A draw or a win in Birmingham would help the tourists achieve one of India’s better Test series victories in overseas conditions.
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There will be no live television broadcast for the game in India and in UK.
Leicestershire county club’s Youtube channel ‘Foxes TV‘ will be providing the live streaming of the first-class game to Indian and UK-based viewers. It is expected to start at 3;00 PM IST, which is 17:30 GMT.
Leicestershire: Not yet announced
India: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul (vc), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant (wk), KS Bharat (wk), R Jadeja, R Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohd Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Prasidh Krishna
The Grace Road ground in Leicester will play host to the warm-up game between Leicestershire versus India, spanning June 23 to 26.
