SHUBMAN GILL IN TEAM HURDLE The India team started its preparations for a key test series against England with an intense match inside the squad in Beckenham. 1st day, focus was clear – get the team back into the groove and make it possible to count in the field at any moment. In a video shared BCCI called DAY 1 Wrap in BeckenhamCaptain SHUBMAN GILL set the tone soon during the team. “Let us maintain our intensity, especially when we stand up. Let us focus on the areas we want to focus on – as a team, as a bowling and branding unit,” Gill told her teammates. Pacer Prasidh Krishna emphasized how valuable the practice of the match is before a big series. “I think it is really important for us to get time to play. Some of us come from the game and, so gaining time on the pitch is really important. The playground was good and hard, the pitchors were in the game all the time and bowed some really good spells. Batsmen also showed a good character,” he said.
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Prasidh also talked about the fun side of the camp and pointed out how old friends in the team maintain moody light, but concentrated. “We all meet after a while – a lot of memories, a lot of cricket played with different teams. It’s fun to have funny people around. You can’t really concentrate for a very long time when you sit outside, so it’s good to have fun, but also if anything can happen in the game,” he added. When India prepares for a test series of five matches, this practical game helps players shake Rust and return to the rhythm of the red ball. It seems that the 1st day seems that Gill’s men are determined to stay on and sharp for great battles in England.
