Watch: Shubman Gill-led Crew India arrive in Leeds for Headingley Check vs England

The Indian Check workforce, led by newly-appointed captain Shubman Gill, arrived in Leeds through practice from Beckenham on June 17, forward of the primary Check towards England at Headingley. The five-match sequence begins on June 20 and marks a recent chapter for India’s red-ball facet below new management.

Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah have been amongst the gamers seen arriving at Leeds station because the squad started ultimate preparations for what guarantees to be a hard-fought sequence. The Headingley Check would be the first main problem for this revamped Indian facet, which is entering into a brand new period following the retirement of stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. The absence of the skilled duo marks a major generational shift, inserting added accountability on the shoulders of Gill and different younger leaders.

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In a late inclusion to the squad, quick bowler Harshit Rana, who was a part of the India A workforce that lately performed two matches towards the England Lions. He remained in England after the tour and has now linked up with the senior squad. Whereas the BCCI has not formally confirmed whether or not his addition is as an harm substitute or just to bolster the fast-bowling unit, his presence provides additional depth to an already promising tempo assault led by Jasprit Bumrah.

Earlier than their arrival in Leeds, India performed their solely warm-up fixture — an intra-squad recreation towards India A — at Beckenham. The match served as a vital alternative for gamers to acclimatise to English situations and acquire beneficial match observe forward of the Check sequence.

Head coach Gautam Gambhir, who had returned to India following a medical emergency involving his mom, can be anticipated to rejoin the squad in Leeds forward of the sequence opener. Gambhir had flown again dwelling on June 11 after his mom suffered a coronary heart assault however is now set to reunite with the workforce as they gear up for the Headingley Check.

With a recent management core, a mixture of youth and expertise, and a high-stakes sequence forward, India shall be seeking to make a robust assertion as they kick off their tour of England.

India will play England of their sequence opener in Headingley, which begins from June 20, and can then journey to Birmingham for the Edgbaston Check, which begins from July 2.

India squad for England Check sequence

India’s squad for England tour: Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wk) (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav.