The India team will be on the field after three months today (June 23) with the red ball. The Indian team will face English county club Leicestershire at the Grace Road Stadium in Leicester. This four-day practice match will kick off at 3 pm today. In this match, four players from the Indian team will be on the field against their own team.
Indeed, just one day before the match, Leicestershire have announced their squad. In this, the club has made Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah, the famous Krishna and Cheteshwar Pujara as part of their squad. These four players will face the Indian team under the leadership of Leicestershire captain Sam Evans.
Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, KS Bharat (Week), Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammad Siraj, Umesh Yadav.
Sam Evans (Captain), Rihan Ahmed, Sam Bates (Wk), Nat Boley, Will Davis, Joy Evison, Lewis Kimber, Abhi Sakande, Roman Walker, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah, Pranand Krishna.
The Indian team has to play a test match against England from July 1. Before that, this practice match will not only help India to adapt to this red ball cricket format but also help the team management to find their best 11. A total of 15 Indian players will take part in this match. practice session after four players from India play for Leicestershire. 11 of these 15 players will land against England at Edgbaston Cricket Ground.