New Delhi: The Indian Premier League is to be finalized on 25 May. After this two-month long T20 tournament, India will have to change its playing style. The reason is the tour of England. There is a five -Test series in England from 20 June. For which the team will also be announced within the next two weeks.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Devjit Saikia confirmed this. When the selection committee headed by Ajit Agarkar, when the IPL finals will be involved in choosing the squad, there will be many questions in front of him.
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Talking to India Today, Saikia kept silence in the question of the inclusion of senior players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Secretary Saikia said that only selectors will be able to tell you about this.
India is ready to play five Tests in England from 20 June to 4 August. With this, the new World Test Championship cycle of Team India will also be started. For the first time in the first three editions, India missed out on reaching the final.
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India will send its ‘A’ team for the three four -day match against England Lions from May 30 in England. Some regular Test players may be part of the ‘A’ tour. The team will go to England in many parts. The first squad may leave before May 25.
India is going to England after losing two consecutive Test series. The historic 0-3 against New Zealand suffered a 1-3 defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia after suffering a historic 0-3.
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The tour of Australia exposed the weaknesses of the Indian team, in which captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were struggling for the form. Rohit scored just 164 runs in eight matches during the 2024-25 season, while Kohli could not maintain continuity despite scoring a century in the first match of the series played in Perth. He has just 85 runs in the last four Tests.
Rohit even dropped himself from the fifth and last Test in Australia. It was speculated that he was going to retire from the Test, but later put a stop to all the rumors.
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There is speculation about both Rohit and Kohli’s Test future and their selection can prove to be decisive for the tour of England. In response to a question in the past, head coach Gautam Gambhir told ABP News, ‘As long as Rohit and Kohli are doing well, they should be part of the team. Now it remains to be seen whether the selectors and team management will maintain confidence in 38 -year -old Rohit, especially when India is starting the World Test Championship campaign afresh.
India’s entire program of England tour
First Test: 20-24 June-Headingley, Leeds
Second Test: 2-6 July-Edgbaston, Birmingham
Third Test: 10-14 July-Lords, London
Fourth Test: 23-27 July-Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
Fifth Test: 31 July-4 August-The Kia Oval, London
