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Team India, led by new Test captain Shubman Gill, has started training in London for the upcoming five-match series against England. The squad, featuring young talents and returning stars like Rishabh Pant, aims to break India's 17-year winless streak in England. England, meanwhile, has revamped their squad post-retirements and exclusions, setting up an intriguing contest. The first Test begins on June 20 at Headingley, Leeds.

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Team India kickstarts training, warm-up in London ahead of England series

Team India begins England tour prep under new captain Shubman Gill with warm-ups in London ahead of the five-match Test series starting June 20.

"The onus lies on the Shubman Gill-led new-look Indian side to prove themselves in tough English conditions. – BCCI"

London, June 8

Team India, a new-look outfit under the leadership of newly-appointed red-ball captain Shubman Gill, kickstarted their preparations for the five-match Test series against England, which will start at Leeds from June 20 onwards.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCC) posted a video on their official handle, showing a glimpse of India's first training session in London.

During the training, the team, including skipper Gill, vice-captain Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah, were seen doing some warm-up, running, fielding drills and enjoyed some football as well.

https://x.com/BCCI/status/1931561828175228936

The five-test tour of England, starting June 20 at Leeds and lasting until August 2025, is set to be a heavy one for fans and players alike. With senior stars Rohit and Virat having retired from the longest format of the game, the onus lies on the Shubman Gill-led new-look Indian side to prove themselves away from home in tough English conditions and ensure that Indian cricket is safe.

The series will be held from June to August 2025, with matches scheduled at Headingley in Leeds, Edgbaston in Birmingham, Lord's and The Oval in London, and Old Trafford in Manchester.

India has not won a Test series in England since 2007. To prepare, several Indian players had already arrived earlier to represent India A in warm-up matches against the England Lions. The rest of the touring party is scheduled to arrive in the UK on Friday.

Meanwhile, ahead of the Test series, India 'A' are currently playing a three-match unofficial Test series against the England Lions. The first match ended in a draw, while the second unofficial Test is set to begin on Friday, June 6, at the County Ground in Northampton. On Thursday, England announced their squad for the opening Test at Headingley. The English side has seen several changes since their 4-1 Test series defeat in India last year. Veteran pacer James Anderson has retired, and players like Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes, and Ollie Robinson have been dropped.

India's Test squad for England series: Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav.

The English squad: Ben Stokes (Durham) - Captain, Shoaib Bashir (Somerset), Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Brydon Carse (Durham), Sam Cook (Essex), Zak Crawley (Kent), Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire), Jamie Overton (Surrey), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jamie Smith (Surrey), Josh Tongue (Nottinghamshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire).

- ANI

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Arjun K.
Exciting times ahead for Indian cricket! Gill as captain is a bold move but he's shown maturity beyond his years. Hope the youngsters step up in English conditions 🤞 That video of football warm-up shows great team bonding already!
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Priya M.
No Rohit, no Virat...this will be the real test of our bench strength. England without Anderson is good for us but their batting looks strong. Hope Pant continues his comeback form - we need his aggressive batting overseas!
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Rahul S.
Why so much football in training? 😅 We need to focus on batting against swing bowling! Last time our batsmen failed miserably against moving ball. Hope they're getting proper net sessions against Duke balls.
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Sneha P.
The schedule is too long - 5 Tests over 2 months! Players will be exhausted. BCCI should have kept it to 3-4 matches max. But wishing our boys all the best 🇮🇳 #NewEra
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Vikram J.
Good to see so many new faces! But worried about middle order - KL Rahul needs to step up as senior batsman now. Our pace attack looks world class though - Bumrah, Siraj and Arshdeep can trouble England batsmen in their conditions.
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Neha R.
Excited but nervous! England at home is always tough. Hope our batters have practiced leaving balls outside off stump - that's where we lost last series. Also, weather will play big role - hope rain doesn't spoil matches 🙏

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