Delhi: The Indian cricket team will play two four-day matches to prepare for England tour in May-June. During these matches, some senior players can become part of the India ‘A’ team, so that they can practice before the series of five Test matches. India’s team will play the first Test in Headingley on June 20, and its goal will be to win the Test series for the first time in England after 2007. India ‘A’ team matches in England will be played in Cantorbury on 30 May and will be played at County Ground, Northampton on 6 June. Karun Nair can get a chance in these matches.
Karun Nair can get a chance
Indian selectors still have time to announce the ‘A’ team, but reports are coming that Karun Nair can be a part of this tour. Nair’s performance in the domestic season of 2024-25 has been excellent. He scored the most runs in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and scored 863 runs in 9 matches at an average of 54 in the Ranji Trophy. During this time, 4 centuries and 2 half -centuries came out of his bat. His brilliant performance helped Vidarbha defeat Kerala to get the third Ranji title. After this, Karun Nair may get a chance to play on this tour. Apart from this, Nair has also performed well in county cricket in England and also scored a double century for Northamptonesher last year.
Rohit Sharma’s captaincy
Rohit Sharma may get captaincy on the tour of England despite losing two Test series against New Zealand and Australia. At the same time, Jaspreet Bumrah’s fitness will also be noticed, as he is in recovery due to a back injury during the Australia tour. Bumrah will not be available to Mumbai Indians in the first few matches of IPL 2025. India last won the Test series in England in 2007, and this time the team will have to win the Test series in England after 16 years under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy.
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