Pujara, Pant and Bumrah playing for Leicestershire against India

June 23, 2022 | SportsGuff Team 230 Reads

India are playing a four day warm up match against Leicestershire as a preparation for the fifth test against England.

Last year, the fifth and final Test between India and England was postponed due to COVID cases in Indian camp. The game will start on July 1 in Birmingham. Before that, India will play a four-day practice match against England's famous club team Leicestershire.

The four-day practice match between India and Leicestershire starts today. Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, Cheteshwar Pujara and Prasidh Krishna are playing for Leicestershire against India.

India's Rohit Sharma and Leicestershire's Samuel Evans will be leading their respective teams.

Indian Playing XI 

Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Virat Kohli, Hanuma Vihari, Srikar Bharat, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav

Leicestershire Playing XI

Sam Evans (C), Louis Kimber, Rehan Ahmed, Sam Bates, Roman Walker, Will Davis, Abidine Sakande, Cheteswar Pujara, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna