New Delhi: The Indian team, which is on a tour of England, will take on Leicestershire County Cricket Club (LCCC) from Thursday. The four-day match will have an interesting look ahead as Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah and the famous Krishna have been included in the rival LCCC squad.
Jasprit Bumrah will be seen bowling to batsmen like skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and Hanuma Vihari, while Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant will face bowlers like Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami. This will be the only warm-up match for the Indian team ahead of the Edgbaston Test from July 1-5.
All players available for selection
It has also come to the notice that all the players of the Indian team are available for selection and there is not a single case of COVID in the camp.
LCCC gave this statement
“Leicestershire CCC will welcome the Indian team for the four-day match at Uptonsteel County Ground,” the LCCC said in a statement. India superstars Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah and the famous Krishna will be part of the Leicestershire squad.
Opener Sam Evans LCCC, BCCI and ECB have all agreed to allow four players from the visiting camp to be part of the running Fox team. “The match will be played with 13 players per side, to provide flexibility. This will also help in managing the bowling workload,” the statement said.
Indian Team:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, KS Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammad Siraj, Umesh Yadav.
Leicestershire CCC:
Sam Evans (Captain), Rehan Ahmed, Sam Bates (Wk), Net Bowler, Will Davis, Joy Evison, Lewis Kimber, Abi Sakande, Roman Walker, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah and Praneek Krishna.
first published:June 23, 2022, 12:35 am