Mumbai: India are preparing for two series simultaneously with two teams in different formats. Earlier, the Twenty20 team had toured Sri Lanka during the Indian Test team’s tour of England. Following this, India is preparing to field two teams at the same time once once more. With this, Malayalee player Sanju Samson, who was denied a chance in the Twenty20 series once morest South Africa, will be able to return to the national team.
The Indian team is heading there for a Test match once morest England this month. The Indian team, led by Rohit Sharma, will travel to England for a Test that was postponed due to Kovid’s expansion during the last tour. India have already announced their squad for the series.
Meanwhile, India are set to play a Twenty20 series once morest Ireland. The India-Ireland Twenty20 match will be played on June 26 and 28. The Indian Test team is playing a four-day training match once morest Leicestershire in Leicester during the Twenty20 series in Dublin, Ireland. It is in this context that the situation prepares for the two teams to line up simultaneously.
One week following this, the two Indian teams will have to play on the field once more at the same time. The Test match between India and England will be played in Birmingham from July 1 to 5. This time, India’s Twenty20 team will play a training match once morest Derbyshire. The Indian Twenty20 team will play a practice match following the first day of the Test. Later on July 3, the Indian Twenty20 team will play a training match once morest Northamptonshire.
India have not yet announced their squad for the Twenty20 series once morest Ireland and England. The Indian Test players will miss the Twenty20 series once morest Ireland but will be able to play in the series once morest England.
Former India captain VVS Kumar, who heads the National Cricket Academy (NCA), will be in charge of the Indian Twenty20 team playing in the Twenty20 series once morest Ireland, while the Test team will be led by head coach Rahul Dravid. It is guaranteed to be for Laxman. Formerly the Indian Test team led by Ravi Shastri in England, the then NCA captain Rahul Dravid coached the Indian Twenty20 team in Sri Lanka. The Twenty20 and ODI series between India and England will be played from July 7 to 17.
English Summary: 2 Indian teams to play simultaneously once more during UK tour
