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Special pre-match arrangements have been made between BCCI, ECB and Leicestershire County Cricket Club (LCCC) to ensure that all members of India’s touring party get adequate match practice.
Matches will be played with 13 players per side to provide more flexibility and help manage the bowling workload.
“Leicestershire CCC will welcome party members traveling to India to their side for tomorrow’s four-day tour match at Uptonsteel County Ground. India superstars Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah and the famous Krishna will all join the Leicestershire squad, which will be captained by opener Sam Evans. The LCCC, BCCI and ECB have all agreed to allow up to four players from the guest camp to be part of the Running Fox team, to allow all members of the traveling team to participate in fixtures (subject to fitness) . LCCC said in a statement.
Apart from Evans, Pujara, Pant, Bumrah and Famous, the other players in the LCCC are – Rehan Ahmed, Sam Bates (WK), Nat Boley, Will Davis, Joy Evison, Louis Kimber, Abi Sakande and Roman Walker.
It will be the only warm-up game for the Indian team ahead of the July 1-5 Edgbaston Test against England, the fifth match of last year’s series postponed. India lead the series 2-1.
On Wednesday, skipper Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Hanuma Vihari, Jasprit Bumrah and Shardul Thakur practiced for over two hours at the Uptonsteel County Ground in Leicester.
Meanwhile, it has been learned that R Ashwin, who earlier missed the flight due to a positive result of Covid, is on his way to England, said a Cricbuzz report.
The India selectors have named Navdeep Saini, Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Simarjit Singh as the net bowlers for the tour. The first two named are already with the squad, while Singh’s departure is believed to have been delayed.
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India: Rohit Sharma (Capt), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, KS Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav.
Leicestershire CCC: Sam Evans (Capt), Rehan Ahmed, Sam Bates (wk), Nat Bowley, Will Davis, Joey Evison, Louis Kimber, Abi Sakande, Roman Walker, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna.
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Special pre-match arrangements have been made between BCCI, ECB and Leicestershire County Cricket Club (LCCC) to ensure that all members of India’s touring party get adequate match practice.
Matches will be played with 13 players per side to provide more flexibility and help manage the bowling workload.
“Leicestershire CCC will welcome party members traveling to India to their side for tomorrow’s four-day tour match at Uptonsteel County Ground. India superstars Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah and the famous Krishna will all join the Leicestershire squad, which will be captained by opener Sam Evans. The LCCC, BCCI and ECB have all agreed to allow up to four players from the guest camp to be part of the Running Fox team, to allow all members of the traveling team to participate in fixtures (subject to fitness) . LCCC said in a statement.
Apart from Evans, Pujara, Pant, Bumrah and Famous, the other players in the LCCC are – Rehan Ahmed, Sam Bates (WK), Nat Boley, Will Davis, Joy Evison, Louis Kimber, Abi Sakande and Roman Walker.
It will be the only warm-up game for the Indian team ahead of the July 1-5 Edgbaston Test against England, the fifth match of last year’s series postponed. India lead the series 2-1.
On Wednesday, skipper Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Hanuma Vihari, Jasprit Bumrah and Shardul Thakur practiced for over two hours at the Uptonsteel County Ground in Leicester.
Meanwhile, it has been learned that R Ashwin, who earlier missed the flight due to a positive result of Covid, is on his way to England, said a Cricbuzz report.
The India selectors have named Navdeep Saini, Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Simarjit Singh as the net bowlers for the tour. The first two named are already with the squad, while Singh’s departure is believed to have been delayed.
full squad
India: Rohit Sharma (Capt), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, KS Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav.
Leicestershire CCC: Sam Evans (Capt), Rehan Ahmed, Sam Bates (wk), Nat Bowley, Will Davis, Joey Evison, Louis Kimber, Abi Sakande, Roman Walker, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna.
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