IND vs ENG LIVE – Rohit Sharma Practice HARD: India captain Rohit Sharma was seen taking special two-hour net session in order to prepare for the Leicestershire clash. The Indian team is scheduled to face the County side on Thursday in order to prepare for the only Test match against England on July 1. Follow India Tour of England LIVE Updates & India’s Warm UP Match LIVE with InsideSport.IN.
- India are scheduled to play Leicestershire on Thursday
- Rohit Sharma will lead Team India against England on July 1 in Birmingham
- Each team can play 12 players in the warm-up match
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🇮🇳 | @ImRo45 is ramping 🆙 the intensity. ✊
The stage is set for 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪. 👀
🦊 #IndiaTourMatch | #LEIvIND pic.twitter.com/VgzJazvriJ
— Leicestershire Foxes 🏏 (@leicsccc) June 22, 2022
Rohit takes special net sessions –
The Indian Team captain Rohit Sharma has put his all his attentions on the upcoming England tour as he was in full throttle mode with the practice session. In a video posted on the Leicestershire Foxes’ Twitter handle Rohit was seen concentrating on his batting.
“@ImRo45 is ramping the intensity. The stage is set for 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪.https://tinyurl.com/28vknfn #IndiaTourMatch | #LEIvIND” was the caption on the post.
Rohit played defensive shots while concentrating on his backfoot. Rohit hasn’t played red-ball cricket for a while after he participated in the IPL 2022.
Warm-up match rescheduled for Thursday-
- The match against Leicestershire has been rescheduled for Thursday as weather is expected to play a decisive role.
- The warm-up match was originally scheduled to be played on Friday, June 24 but was later brought back to Thursday as it could be an advantage for India with England playing the extra day against New Zealand.
- If the England and New Zealand match does last for five days then Rohit Sharma and company will have a slight advantage.
- The four-day contest will end on Sunday as it will give perfect platform for India to prepare for the England clash.
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Preparations and mind games ahead of the Edgbaston Test-
- England have opted to rest James Anderson in the final Test against New Zealand, keeping him fresh for the India game.
- On the flip side, the Indian team will also make use of the 12 players allowed to play in the warm-up clash.
- The preparations for the clash are in full swing in both camps with Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara also gearing up.
- Batting coach Vikram Rathore was seen giving tips to the Indian players as Rohit and company prepare for the clash.
- England will also try to avoid any risk and injury in their match against New Zealand with less than week’s time between the two matches.
IND vs ENG Squad:
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Prasidh Krishna
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