”A five Test match series can be tough especially if you fall behind early, on the other hand its enough time for a team to Bounce Back”: Sourav Ganguly
The last time India toured England, they were whitewashed 4-0 in the Tests. Well its not easy to play A Five Test match series against a strong home side Nation.
India play a five-match Test series in England for the first time since 1959 with Trent Bridge, Lord’s, the Ageas Bowl, Emirates Old Trafford and the Kia Oval all hosting Investec Test Matches, on the other side if you go on a long tour you need to play some practice matches to warm up only that is why Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Middlesex will host tour matches against India.
India tour of England 2014 will start on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 in England according to cricket calendar advertised. England vs India 2014 is a Bilateral Series to be composed via England. India tour of England 2014 will comprise of 5 Test, 5 ODI and 1 T20 match to be facilitated via England in Jul-Sep 2014. The England vs India 2014 Bilateral Series will arrives at end on Sep 7, 2014.
The India tour of England 2014 Bilateral Series is a piece of Future Cricket Tour Programs (FTP) ready by International Cricket Council (ICC). England will have the India tour of England 2014 Bilateral Series, starting on July 9, 2014. In India tour of England 2014 Bilateral Series, first Test match would be between England-India on Jul 9, 2014 at 11:00am time to be played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
Well, on the other side India has announced the 17 men Squad for the series against England, the big news is Zaheer Khan is out and Gambhir is in. India also calls young pacer Pankaj Singh.
Here is the complete 17 men squad:
1. MS Dhoni (Capt. & wk)
2. M.Vijay
3. Shikar Dhawan
3. Gautam Gambhir
4. Cheteshwar Pujara
5. Virat Kohli
6. Ajinkya Rahane
7. Rohit Sharma
8. Ravindra Jadeja
9. R.Ashwin
10. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
11. Mohammad Shami
12. Ishwar Pandey
13. Ishant Sharma
14. Stuart Binny
15. Varun Aaron
16. Wriddhiman Saha (wk)
17. Pankaj Singh
Here is the complete schedule:
Mon 23 June: India team arrives in UK
Thu 26 – Sat 28 June: Three-day game v Leicestershire, Grace Road
Tue 1 – Thu 3 July: Three-day game v Derbyshire, Derby
Wed 9 – Sun 13 July: First Investec Test Match, Trent Bridge
Thu 17 – Mon 21 July: Second Investec Test Match, Lord’s
Sun 27 – Thu 31 July: Third Investec Test Match, Ageas Bowl
Thu 7 – Mon 11 Aug: Fourth Investec Test Match, Emirates Old Trafford
Fri 15 – Tues 19 Aug: Fifth Investec Test Match, Kia Oval
Fri 22 Aug: Fifty-over game v Middlesex, Lord’s
Mon 25 Aug: Royal London One-Day Series 1st ODI, Bristol
Wed 27 Aug: Royal London One-Day Series 2nd ODI, SWALEC Stadium
Sat 30 Aug: Royal London One-Day Series 3rd ODI, Trent Bridge
Tue 2 Sept: Royal London One-Day Series 4th ODI, Edgbaston
Fri 5 Sept: Royal London One-Day Series 5th ODI, Headingley
Sun 7 Sept: NatWest International T20, Edgbaston
Mon 8 Sept: India team departs UK
By: Mohammad Furqan Bhatti
Writer is University student and Sports Journalist based in Pakistan
Tags: Big test, Cricket, England, India, sports
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