While the whole country is waiting for the start of the Indian Premier League 2025, the big news has come out about Team India before the start of this tournament. There are reports that the Indian team will play two more matches before the five Tests on the England tour. The Indian cricket team will soon play a five -match Test series against England, which will start soon after the IPL season. Indian players will get a chance to play at least two practice matches before this series. The first Test match will start in the lead on June 20. According to sources, the shadow tour of India A team will start in the first week of June, including the players of the main team, which will also include the players of the main team.

Head coach Gautam Gambhir will also be present in practice matches with him.

India's shadow tour

After the IPL season, the Indian team will go on a tour of England, where they will start the new World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. This Test series of five matches will start from June 20, which will be the earliest Test series for India to start in English summer. In the last two Tests, India will visit England in the month of August, later, when the team will be toured in the beginning summer And the ball will get the movement.

In this way, the match will be the only source of preparation of the team before the match Test series of India A team.

Match against England Lions

It is believed that the India A team will play a four-day match against England Lions on June 4, after which there will be an intra-squad match. The second match of India A team will also be against England Lions before the first Test. Selectors want to give a chance to the players who have done well in the domestic circuit, but also the regular players of the Test team are required to give a chance to the Test team's regular bats.

First India will play in A match.

During the last Australia tour, the Indian team played some matches with India A team before the Test series. This time after the IPL, the red-ball shift to cricket immediately and the recent Test team's struggle has increased the importance of India A team's matches and tour games.

India-England Test series schedule

Five Test matches against England will be played at Handingley, Edgbaston, Lords, Old Trafford and The Oval from 20 June to 4 August.

The new WTC cycle for the Indian team will start. Team India missed out on reaching the final of the current World Test Championship. This time Australia and South Africa have made it to the finals.

The new WTC cycle for the Indian team will start. Team India missed out on reaching the final of the current World Test Championship. This time Australia and South Africa have made it to the finals.