The Indian men's cricket team in England will likely get to play a warm-up fixture ahead of the five-Test series against the hosts after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said it is mulling over a request from the Indian cricket board for a 'warm-up match against a County Select XI'.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"We are aware of a request from the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) to play a three-day warm-up match against a County Select XI as part of the Indian Men's Test teams build-up to the five-match LV-Insurance Test series," said an ECB official to IANS.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"We are working through the operations and COVID-19 protocols to ensure we are able to deliver this and will confirm in due course," added the official.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
As per the current schedule, the Indian team is on a three-week break, which started after the World Test Championship (WTC) final last month, and will have a camp in Durham from July 15. The Test series begins on August 4 in Nottingham.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions, Virat Kohli & Co was expected to play only a couple of infra-squad games and have no outing against any local county side.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
However, Kohli had made known his displeasure at the current schedule after the WTC final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"We obviously wanted first-class games, which I believe have not been given to us. I don't know what the reasons for that are," Kohli had said on June 23 after India had lost a game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The ECB official said that the Indians will travel to Nottingham on August 1.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"The Indian Test team will report to Emirates Riverside, Durham for their pre-Test camp on 15 July and will prepare at the venue until 1 August before heading to Trent Bridge, Nottingham, ahead of the first Test starting on 4 August," he added.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2021\/07\/indian-cricket-team-journey-to-world-test-championship-final.jpg", "alt_img": "Cricket Image for India Likely To Play 'Warm Up Match Against A County Select XI' Ahead Of England T", "alt_title": "Indian Cricket Team", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "India Likely To Play 'Warm Up Match Against A County Select XI' Ahead Of England Tests On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "The Indian men's cricket team in England will likely get to play a warm-up fixture ahead of the five-Test series.", "seo_keywords": "Indian Cricket Team, India Tour Of England 2021", "tag": "", "tagging": "Indian Cricket Team,India Tour Of England 2021,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "india-likely-to-play-warm-up-match-against-a-county-select-xi-ahead-of-england-tests", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "1957", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2021-07-02 16:25:37", "updated": "2021-07-02 16:25:55", "img_from": "Image Source: AFP", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "India, England, India Warmup Game, ECB, BCCI, Virat Kohli, Kohli", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "21", "jio_date": "2021-07-02 16:25:37", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2021-07-02 16:25:37", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/india-likely-to-play-warm-up-match-against-a-county-select-xi-ahead-of-england-tests-79062" }