Image Courtesy- BCCI Twitter
The Indian team who are currently in England for their upcoming five-match Test series began their training session at Durham on Friday. The Virat and co. are all set to play a warm-up match starting from July 20, at the Riverside Ground.
The five-match Test series between India and England begins on August 4. The first Test match will be played at Trent Bridge. The BCCI posted a photo from the Riverside Ground, where the ECB welcomed the Indian team with a display screen, which quoted, “Welcome to Durham Team India!”
Hello, Durham. Great to be here 🌞#TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/grKVbb7VOF
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 16, 2021
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also posted a training photograph on Twitter.
🇮🇳#TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/8dOk8uYM7W
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 16, 2021
India tour of England five-match test series will be important for skipper Kohli, who recently failed to win the World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand at the Ageas Bowl.
Captain Kohli also posted a training photo with KL Rahul, Shardul Thakur, and Jasprit Bumrah over his social media account.
India’s squad for England series
Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper).
Standby players:Â Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Arzan Nagwaswalla