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India vs England: India train in Durham ahead of tour match vs County Select XI, BCCI shares picture

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday shared a picture of Team India training in Durham ahead of their tour match versus County Select XI in lead up to the 5-match Test series against England from August 4.

In the picture captain Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav can be seen running in the front row with players like Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara and other following them.

🇮🇳#TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/8dOk8uYM7W

— BCCI (@BCCI) July 16, 2021

India's three-day warm-up game against the County Championship XI is set to be held on July 20 at the Riverside Ground in Durham. The Durham County Cricket Club had announced on Wednesday that the match, which has been accorded a first-class status, will be played from 11am on July 20.

The match will be played behind closed doors and 90 overs will be played each day. Durham Cricket will broadcast the game on its Youtube channel.

Notably, the Indian cricket team were on a 3-week break after the ICC World Test Championship Final against New Zealand that concluded on 23 June.

The BCCI in a press release on Thursday stated that all the members of the travelling contingent were administered the second dose of the COVID vaccine and are exercising extra caution to avoid any outbreak.

However, wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant and training assistant/net bowler Dayanand Garani tested positive for Covid-19 and havn't travelled with the team to Durham.

Bowling coach Bharat Arun, wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha and reserve player Abhimanyu Easwaran were identified as close contacts of Garani and are undergoing 10-day isolation in London.

Hello, Durham. Great to be here 🌞#TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/grKVbb7VOF

— BCCI (@BCCI) July 16, 2021

Pant tested positive on 8 July but has remained asymptomatic and is close to full recovery. Upon returning two negative RT-PCR tests, he will join the Indian team in Durham.