According to the latest development, Team India will have a week-long preparation camp before the two-match Test series against New Zealand, which starts on November 26. The camp will take place in Mumbai and will begin on Monday (November 15) as well.
Notably, India’s newly-appointed head coach Rahul Dravid won’t be there as he will be with the T20I squad which will play against the Kiwis. Meanwhile, many members of the Test squad won’t play in the T20Is series and vice versa.
According to the report in the Indian Express, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has requested a longer break and he will later join the camp. Also, the BCCI hasn’t kept any secure bio-bubble for the camp but asked players to take precautions by not going in crowded places. Notably, BCCI hasn’t conducted a camp before the series for a long time.
“With no red-ball cricket happening in the country, the BCCI felt it would be good if the players get some practice with the red ball before going for a Test in Kanpur. The BCCI was earlier planning to keep it in Bengaluru but as the team was about to fly from Mumbai to Kanpur, the camp was shifted here,” sources in the BCCI informed.
Team India has recently faced a rather forgettable season in the T20 World Cup where they failed to qualify for the semi-final. They started with two consecutive defeats against Pakistan and New Zealand as well.
Although they won the last three games, it wasn’t enough for them to qualify for the knockout games as well. However, both teams will take on each other in a three-match T20I series and two-match Test series as well.
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