The last tour match between India and Leicestershire County will be played on Monday in the form of T20. MS Dhoni’s side, which had to face humiliating 4-0 defeat in the Test series, has won both the tour matches played yet. After this practice match, the one-off T20 between India and England will be played at Old Trafford, Manchester.
The one-off T20 will be followed by the five-match one-day international series. The first match of ODI series will be played on 3rd September at Chester Lee Street, and then next four matches of the series are scheduled for 6th, 9th, 11th and 16th September at different venues.
The media was kept away on the occasion of Indian team’s session because of the unpleasant events. According to the Indian team’s liaison officer media was kept away on the request of Indian coach Duncan Fletcher. He said the security to keep the media representatives away from the reach of Indian cricketers. On his request a security guard continued to give duty on the gate during the net practice as well.
The availability of Gautam Gambhir for the limited over series has become a major issue for Indian side. His availability for the ODIs seems difficult.
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