Team India will play 3 matches before the Test series against England Team India will play 3 matches before the Test series against England
Indian team will have a chance to practice before the big series
Let us tell you that last year Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Akash Deep and Prasidh Krishna were part of the India A team against England Lions, who later played in the Test match for Team India.
Apart from this, it has been reported that the BCCI has offered these matches to the batsmen to put their claim for selection. Whether they play there or not and how is their performance, the selectors can consider this while selecting the team.
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 one of the remaining two rounds of Ranji Trophy as the white-ball series against England will start in Kolkata on January 22.
Not enough time to prepare for red ball
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. The source said, ‘We do not have too many red ball matches now as the IPL will start immediately after the series against England. It is not wise to send the team to any important series without proper preparation as England is generally a difficult place for batsmen.’
