India will play a five-match Test series in England, starting on June 20.
India are set to witness a new dawn in Tests with the commencement of their tour against England this month. Shubman Gill has been handed the leadership in red-ball cricket following the recent Test retirement of the former captain Rohit Sharma.
India A are also playing a two-match unofficial Test series against the England Lions to prepare for the next series. Karun Nair’s mammoth 204-run knock and Sarfaraz Khan (92), who was snubbed from the senior Test squad, made headlines in the first half.
Furthermore, India A skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, and all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy fought back brilliantly after failing in the first innings. They scored 68 (87), 64 (60) and 52 (47) runs, respectively. After missing out on a well-deserved ton, wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel put up a run-a-ball 53. The second unofficial Test will begin tomorrow, followed by a draw in the first one.
Notably, head coach Gautam Gambhir and Gill will address the media tonight before heading to England for the five Tests. Both teams have announced their squads, and the series will kick off on June 20 in Headingley.
England: Ben Stokes (C), Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Cook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope (WK), Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes.
India: Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (WK/VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav.
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The England vs India pre-Test tour press conference is set to commence at 7:00 PM IST.
The England vs India pre-Test tour press conference will be live streaming on JioHotstar.
Viewers can also watch the press conference live on Star Sports 3 and Star Sports 2 Hindi.
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