Hurt by the crushing defeats against New Zealand and Australia, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to organize three matches of four days in Britain before the Test matches against England so that the players can get a chance to experience red ball cricket. . The date and venue of the matches against England Lions have not been decided yet but they will be held in Britain after the Indian Premier League (IPL) final on May 25. The Test tour will start from June 20 with the first Test in Leeds.
practice series necessary
The board believes that the practice series is necessary to prepare for India's chances against England as the team lost 0-3 to New Zealand and 1-3 to Australia at home. A BCCI source told PTI on the condition of confidentiality, “We had done a similar 'A' tour of Australia before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. These matches will help the players to adjust to the conditions in England and will also get a chance to play red ball cricket after some time. ,
Preparation for Ranji Trophy matches
Some of the key Indian players like Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal are preparing for the Ranji Trophy matches which are resuming from January 23. However, some of them will be able to play only in one of the remaining two rounds of Ranji Trophy as the white ball series against England will start on January 22 in Kolkata. After the disappointing performance of veteran players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in Australia, the focus is now on the presence of star Indian batsmen in domestic cricket.
“We don't have too many red-ball matches now because the IPL will start immediately after the series against England,” the source said. It is not wise to send the team to any important series without proper preparation as England is generally a difficult place for batsmen. “Last year, before the home series against England, some young Indian players like Sarfaraz Khan, Akash Deep, Dhruv Jurel and Prasidh Krishna had performed brilliantly. All of them played in series against England, New Zealand and Australia.
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