Team India witnessed their first training session at the Chepauk in Chennai on Monday evening, as the players have completed their quarantine and cleared all their Covid tests. The team is in the capital of Tamil Nadu for the first two Tests of the four-match series against England.
On Monday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to social media to share snippets of the practice session of Team India after the completion of their quarantine in Chennai. The players were seen sharing a few laughs and later playing a game of “foot-volley”. Captioning the video on Twitter, BCCI wrote: “#TeamIndia enjoys a fun outing at Chepauk ahead of the first Test against England.”
Team bonding 🤜🤛
Regroup after quarantine ✅
A game of footvolley 👍#TeamIndia enjoys a fun outing at Chepauk ahead of the first Test against England. 😎🙌 – by @RajalArora #INDvENGWatch the full video 🎥👉 https://t.co/fp19jq1ZTI pic.twitter.com/wWLAhZcdZk
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 2, 2021
The Indian team also had their first net session on Tuesday and was welcomed by a “rousing speech” from head coach Ravi Shastri. He and skipper, Virat Kohli gave some pep talk to the Indian cricketers.
#TeamIndia captain @imVkohli speaks to the boys as our preparations begin.💪 #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/yt8wcwROFF
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 2, 2021
India and England will be locking horns with each other for a four-match Test series beginning on February 5. The first two Tests will be played in Chennai, while the last two matches will be taking place at the Motera stadium in Ahmedabad.
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The series takes on more importance as it is now virtually a shootout to seal the position in the final of the World Test Championship in June.
With Australia postponing their tour of South Africa due to the coronavirus pandemic, New Zealand has already qualified for the WTC final, but the second finalist’s spot is still open.
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The two sides will then face off in five T20 Internationals (T20Is) in Ahmedabad, before going to Pune for three ODIs.
