Team India witnessed their first outdoor training session after finishing reaching Chennai for the first couple of Test matches against England. The Indian players went through their quarantine and came out negative after all the Covid tests, and trained at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The team’s official Instagram handle shared pictures from the training session on their story.

In one of the pictures, the veteran Indian fast bowler, Ishant Sharma – who is returning to the squad after missing the Australia series with injury – is seen hugging a teammate.

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In one of the stories uploaded by the Indian Cricket team on Instagram, the bowling coach Bharat Arun can be seen standing along with some other staff members in the next picture. The Indian skipper, Virat Kohli, who also missed three of the Tests in Australia, can be seen in the next picture.

The players had started to arrive in Chennai on Wednesday and the completion of their quarantine period came on Monday. They will have their first net session on Tuesday. The England squad also completed their quarantine will be commencing their practice sessions on Tuesday.

The series opener at the Chepauk – as the MA Chidambaram Stadium is popularly known — begins on February 5. The second match of the series will also be played at the same venue. Both the teams will then travel to Ahmedabad for the next couple of matches at the Motera Stadium.

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The Motera will also host the five-match T20 International (T20I) series between the two teams that will follow the Tests. England’s tour of India will conclude with a three-match ODI series in Pune.