india A's tour of england this summer has been postponed and the senior team will now have an integrated jumbo squad for the five-match Test series in england later this year, the ECB and the bcci agreed on Tuesday. The india A regulars like abhimanyu Easwaran and Priyank Panchal will be in contention along with rookie sensation Devdutt Padikkal when the selectors on friday pick a 30-strong india squad for the four-month trip to the United Kingdom. The indian team is scheduled to play the World Test championship final against new zealand at Southampton from june 18-22 before taking on england in a five-Test series.
The series will begin at Nottingham (Aug 4-8) and will be followed by matches at Lord's (August 12-16), Leeds (Aug 25-29), Oval (Sep 2-6) and Manchester (Sep 10-14).A 14-day hard quarantine for passengers travelling from india to the UK and the existing COVID-19 situation in the country has forced bcci to pick at least 30 members in the squad which will have some automatic choices and the best performers from India.
The indian team is scheduled to play the World Test championship final against new zealand at Southampton from june 18-22 before taking on england in a five-Test series.
