India captain Shubman during the first training session in England on Sunday. (Pic credit: BCCI)
NEW DELHI: As the countdown to the five-match Test series against England begins, Team India is set for a crucial training session in Beckenham on Monday. The team, currently acclimatising to English conditions, will train from 9:30 AM local time (2:00 PM IST) — a session scheduled as a vision-only opportunity, meaning restricted media access with no interactions but an open glimpse into their preparation.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!This marks one of the last training days before the players take a scheduled rest on Tuesday (June 10), as they look to manage workload and avoid early burnout during the lengthy England tour.
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The buzz around Team India’s fresh look — now led by Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir — has already caught fan attention. On Sunday, the BCCI shared behind-the-scenes visuals of the squad’s arrival and their early warm-up drills in the UK.
The scenes at Lord’s indoor stadium — featuring a spirited huddle, football games, and sprint drills — showed the players shaking off travel fatigue and easing into game mode.
The Monday training session in Beckenham serves as a key checkpoint before India’s focus shifts to the first Test at Headingley on June 20. With senior names like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and R Ashwin having stepped aside, this series also marks the dawn of a new chapter in Indian Test cricket.
India's Test squad for England series
Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, and Kuldeep Yadav.
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