The Indian National Cricket Team’s head coach Rahul Dravid has recently joined the senior Indian squad ahead of the England series about to be played t the Leicestershire County Cricket Club. The series between India and England will comprise four independent matches along with a single decider match – it is the 5th test match that postponed earlier due to Covid-19 cases on the rise.
The postponed match, which is now the part of the test series, is scheduled to be played on 1st July, 2022. Prior to this series, the Indian coach Rahul Dravid was assisting the T20I squad captained by Risabh Pant in the India VS Sout Africa series of five matches.
While the younger side was playing the T20I matches, the test squad had already reached England. The team consists of all senior players who play regularly for India – captain Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli, among others.
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Soon after their arrival, Rahul Dravid led Indian test squad started training at the Middlesex’s training ground in London. However, now, they have been shifted to the Uptonsteel County Ground in Leicester.
On Tuesday morning, the The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has tweeted photos of Rahul Dravid joing the test squad in the net session. After Dravid took over as the head coach of the Indian squad, this series will be his second overseas tour, having previously led the team to South Africa earlier in 2022.
The 5th test, scheduled on 1st July, was postponed in 2021 as the Indian camp witnessed the rise of Covid-19 cases. Currently, the Indian side is leading the series by 2-1. The England tour, apart from the test match, will also include three ODIs and T20Is under the assistance of Rahul Dravid.
There have been a lot of changes in both sides ever since the last match was postponed in 2021 – Virat Kohli stepped down as India’s captain, and Rohit’s takeover of Indian captaincy in all formats. On the other hand, Ben Strokes has taken over as the English captain and Joe Root was sacked from the position.
Both the cricketing sides have also had new head coaches – Ravi Shastri stepped down as the India head coach and Rahul Dravid took over the legacy, while Brendon McCullum has been appointed as the English head coach after Chris Silverwood was removed from the position in May.
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Several notable players are to miss the test match; KL Rahul being the prime player who is facing a crucial injury, and most likely Ravichandran Ashwin, who has been recently down with Covid and might run against time to join the Indian squad.
