The Indian players will return to assemble in London today(14 July) as there 20-day holiday ends today. The Virat Kohli led side was on a holiday since the World Test Championship final defeat to New Zealand.
The five-match Test series between India and England is just 21 days away. The second round of the ICC World Test Championship will begin with this much-awaited Test series starting in Nottingham from August 4. The Indian team has been in England for the last one and a half months.
India's preparations for the Test series will start today. All the players of the team will gather again in London today.
The Indian team will now play a 3-day practice match with the team of England's domestic cricketers within the next 20 days. This match will be played in Durham County and in this the Indian team will face Select County XI, which will be a team made up of players selected from different county teams.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India had requested the England Cricket Board for this match. Initially, the ECB was not ready to organize such a practice match, but later it agreed to the request of the BCCI. This match is expected to be played from July 20 to 22.
Apart from this match, the Indian team will also play intra-squad matches, so that all the 24 players present in the team will get ample opportunities for match practice.