India vs Leicestershire Live: India tour of England Live Updates: Weather could play a huge role in India’s warm-up against Leicestershire County Cricket Club. With a forecast of mild to heavy rain on all four days of the match, India’s preparations could take a hit. As per UK MET Office, there are at least 40% chances of rain on all four days starting Friday, June 24. Follow All IND vs ENG LIVE Updates and Scores on InsideSport.IN.
- Team India will begin preparations for the 5th Test with warm-up match against Leicestershire starting on Friday, June 24.
- However, as expected in England, weather is expected to play a huge role with forecasts rain on all four days of the match
- India will face England in the fifth rescheduled Test, starting on July 1 at Edgbaston
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What is the weather forecast? –
- As things stand, it is predicted to be mostly sunny for Wednesday and Thursday, but rain will be a certainty on Friday.
- The Grace Road stadium in Leicester has been chosen as the destination for India’s only 4-day warm-up match starting on Friday.
- Rain is also predicted to play spoilsport on Saturday and Sunday with an expected thunderstorm as well during the match.
- The overcast conditions during the course of the match could be an unwanted factor for the players as they will miss out on the opportunity to have competitive Dukes ball practice.
- The four-day warm-up match will get over on Monday with rain still a predicted factor on the final day of the match.
India vs Leicestershire Live: Rohit Sharma and Co brace for weather Test, Rain likely to hinder warm-up game against Leicestershire – Follow Live Updates
India vs Leicestershire Live: Rohit Sharma and Co brace for weather Test, Rain likely to hinder warm-up game against Leicestershire – Follow Live Updates
Indian players could be at massive disadvantage in IND vs ENG-
The Indian players could be at a massive disadvantage considering the rainy conditions in the region as majority of the Indian players have been playing white-ball cricket for the last few months.
Only Cheteshwar Pujara has played red-ball cricket in the last couple of months, while he represented Sussex in the English County. Players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant have only played T20 cricket in the last few months with IPL and South Africa’s tour of India.
England on the horizon will come into the contest on the back of a Test series against New Zealand, which will also see them drive momentum as they have sealed the series 2-0 even before the final Test match has started.
India vs Leicestershire Live: Rohit Sharma and Co brace for weather Test, Rain likely to hinder warm-up game against Leicestershire – Follow Live Updates
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India vs Leicestershire Live: Rohit Sharma and Co brace for weather Test, Rain likely to hinder warm-up game against Leicestershire – Follow Live Updates
Indian Players taking field lessons during build-up to the contest-
- The Indian players have already started to their warm-up for the only remaining Test of the five-match series, where they lead 2-1.
- Cheteshwar Pujara was seen taking slip lessons as India try to improve on their slip fielding ahead of the match.
- The Indian team had endured a rough patch when they were last in England and dropped many catches.
- Virat Kohli has also focused on fitness and daily warm-up routines ever since arriving in England on last Thursday.
- While net practices have been in full swing, Indian players will be wary of the English bowlers and batters who have showcased vintage form for the national side against New Zealand.
The Indian team will begin its adventure in the English summer on July 1 at Edgbaston. The Indian team will see the return of Cheteshwar Pujara back into the side while there are now question marks on Ravichandran Ashwin’s involvement after he tested positive of Covid-19.
India vs Leicestershire Live: Rohit Sharma and Co brace for weather Test, Rain likely to hinder warm-up game against Leicestershire – Follow Live Updates
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