India Test team to play Leicestershire in warm-up match

Before their red-ball and white-ball matches in June and July, the Indian teams will play a few warm-up games in England.

According to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), the red-ball team, which will play the Leicestershire County Cricket Club in Leicester from June 24, will have a Test in Birmingham on July 1.

It will be a four-day match that is also expected to be a first-class match. The entire regular team would fly to England around June 16.

Apart from the four-day match, the Indian white-ball squad will play two warm-up matches against Derbyshire and Northamptonshire on July 1 and 3, after playing a pair of T20I games in Dublin, Ireland.

After the Test on July 5, India will play three ODIs and as many T20Is in England between July 7 and 17.

The fact that the two Indian teams would be competing in two different countries at the same time is a unique aspect of the arrangement.

While the Indian T20I team takes on Ireland on June 26 and 28, the Indian red-ball team will compete in a first-class match in Leicester on those days.

The entire system is managed and orchestrated by head coach Rahul Dravid, who is preparing the preparations for the dual tours of Ireland and England in collaboration with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) management and selection committee.

Following that, a five-game T20 home series against South Africa will be followed by an away white-ball series in the West Indies and the United States.

The most important duty now is to choose the teams, which will take place physically next week.

“We’re thrilled to welcome India to Uptonsteel County Ground to assist the team in preparing for their hectic summer schedule in England.”

“It’s a huge deal to have an international team with world-class players come to Leicester, and playing against the likes of Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah will be an invaluable learning experience for our young team, “according to a Leicestershire County spokesman, the match will be live-streamed by the county.

“We know that the squad will receive fantastic support from the local population over the four days because our city is diverse and has a large Indian cricket fan base.”

“Fans at home may watch the match on our upgraded free YouTube streaming service, while behind-the-scenes video will be available on our social media channels and official app.”