India vs Leicestershire: KS Bharat scores fifty after guests lose Virat Kohli on Day 1 of warm-up match – Firstcricket Information, Firstpost

Rohit Sharma-led India obtained their four-day warm-up match in opposition to Leicestershire in Leicester underway on Thursday, forward of their rescheduled fifth Take a look at in opposition to England in England, that begins 1 July.

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Opting to bat first, India misplaced half the aspect, with skipper Rohit (25) and Shubman Gill (21) getting off to first rate begins however failing to capitalise on it. Hanuma Vihari (3), Shreyas Iyer (0) and Ravindra Jadeja (13) too put up disappointing shows. Virat Kohli was dismissed for 33, however KS Bharat stood agency with an unbeaten fifty on the time of scripting this.

India had been 209/7 within the third session on with KS Bharat nearing a fifty.

Prasidh Krishna, Jasprit Bumrah, Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant have all turned up for Leicestershire in opposition to India, with Krishna taking a wicket as effectively.

In the meantime, R Ashwin joined Staff India earlier than the continued warm-up sport in what is a large enhance for India. Ashwin had earlier examined constructive for COVID-19 and his departure to England was delayed.India lead the five-match Take a look at sequence 2-1, which was halted earlier than the fifth Take a look at in September final yr as a consequence of a COVID-19 breakout within the Indian camp. India are aiming for his or her first Take a look at sequence victory in England since 2007.