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IND Vs ENG: The Indian team will play practice matches in a closed room against India A on the tour of England. The match will be held around June 13 at the Bekenham Cricket Ground. The team will prepare for the five -Test series.
Preparations for India's England tour
Highlights
- Team India will play a practice match against India A on England tour
- The only intra squad match will be held at the stadium closed around June 13
- India has to play five Test series in England from 20 June
New Delhi: The Indian team will go to England in June and play a five -Test series. Team India will clash with each other before the first match in Leeds from June 20. Yes! You heard right, in view of the preparations for the tour of England, the Indian team will play a practice match against the off the camera India A at the closed stadium.
Usually, when a team visits a country, in view of the preparations, there is a practice match with the local team there, but so far no match has been planned against any local county team.
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Sources have indicated that this match will be held at the Bekenham Cricket Ground, which comes under the jurisdiction of Kent County Cricket Club. The ground is located in a suburban area near London and the team will prepare for a five -Test series through it.
According to sources, the broadcast of this Intra-Squad match (India vs India A) was discussed, but the Indian team decided to keep it away from the camera, so the match will be played behind the closed doors. The practice match will be played around June 13, while the Indian team is expected to reach England in the second week of June.
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Some players may travel first after IPL commitments, but there is no strong information about it. Even though the Indian senior team is not getting a chance to play the match with the local team, but India A team will play two four -day matches against England Lions on the England tour. The first match will be held from 30 May to 2 June in Canterbury and the second match will be held from 6 to 9 June in Northampton.
The Indian team will be selected in May and there will be a debate on whether Rohit Sharma will captain the team or not, which will depend on their IPL season. After the opening test in Leeds from 20 June, the Indian team will play the second Test in Edgbaston in Birmingham from July 2-6. The third Test will be played from 10-14 July at Lord's, the fourth Test will be played at Old Trafford in Manchester from 23–27 July and the last Test from 31 July to 4 August at Oval in London.
