White ball cricket done for the time as India Cricket Team turns their attention to red ball cricket. The hosts will begin their preparation for the upcoming IND vs ENG Test series. The Rohit Sharma led side will assemble in Hyderabad for their preparatory camp for the 5 Test matches. India will face England in the IND vs ENG 1st Test at Hyderabad, starting from 25th January.
The India Cricket Team went on to beat Afghanistan 3-0 in the IND vs AFG T20I series. The players who played in the shortest format of the game gets a 2 day break before the preparation for Test cricket begins.
The IND vs ENG Test series is of utmost importance. With World Test Championship (WTC) Points up for grabs, India will aim for a big wins. India currently is placed 2nd in the points table while England is currently placed 7th on the list.
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While the Indian team is set to begin their camp in Hyderabad. Virat Kohli will miss nets on 22nd January after getting permission from the board to be present at the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha event. After the series draw against the Proteas, India will be keen grab a win at home against the Three Lions.
“Really looking forward it, it’s going to be an interesting series. England is a good side, they have been playing some very good cricket off late. 5 matches is a lot of cricket over the next couple of months. It’s been a long time since any of us have played a 5-match Test series. It’s going to take a lot out of us,” Rahul Dravid said after IND vs AFG 3rd T20I in JioCinema.
India’s squad for the first two Tests vs England: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Avesh Khan
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