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Virat and Rohit returned to their respective homes from Bengaluru
First test between England and India from 25
Indian players will unite on 20 January
New Delhi. The third and last T20 match of the series played between India and Afghanistan was very exciting. Host team India won the match in the second super over and clean-swept Afghanistan 3-0 in the series. Rohit Sharma and Company will now play a 5-match Test series against England at home. The Indian players included in the Test squad have got 2 days’ rest after the T20 series against Afghanistan. These include many players including Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. All these players will unite in Hyderabad on January 20 where they will prepare for the Test series against England.
The first test match of the series between host team India and England (IND vs ENG) will be played in Hyderabad from January 25. After playing the last T20 match against Afghanistan, Virat (Virat Kohli) and Rohit (Rohit Shamra) have reached their respective homes from Bengaluru. Indian players will gather in Hyderabad on Saturday for a net session. Apart from Rohit and Virat, head coach Rahul Dravid is also on break. Dravid and members of the coaching staff will reach Hyderabad on Saturday.
The Indian team will play the second Test match of the series in Visakhapatnam from February 2, while the third Test of the series will be played in Rajkot from February 15, while the fourth and fifth Test matches will be played in Ranchi and Dharamshala on February 23 and March 7 respectively.
Jadeja, Bumrah and will return to the series camp
Experienced all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, pacer Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj were rested in the T20 series against Afghanistan. These three players will also be part of the practice camp in Hyderabad. Indian cricket team will play pre-practice camp and intra-squad match in 4 days.
Indian Test squad for the first 2 Test matches against England:Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj. , Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (Vice Captain), Avesh Khan.