Ahead of Test series against England, head coach Gautam Gambhir returns to India due to THIS reason

Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir, who was in England for the upcoming Test series, has returned home from the UK, as per some media reports. The former Indian batter travelled to England last week with the players to prepare for the upcoming 5-match series, starting June 20 at Headingley. As India is scheduled to play an intra-squad match ahead of the series, some media reports claimed that Gambhir is returning back to home country due to a family emergency. ''Team India's head coach, Gautam Gambhir, is returning to India from England due to a family emergency, news agency ANI reported, quoting sources.

For those unversed, India is set to lock horns with England without its legends like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for the first time in many years as they announced their retirement from the red-ball format last month.

 

 

 

 

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India tour of England

The 5-match Test series to commence on June 20 at Leeds and will conclude in August, with Shubman Gill leading the Indian side. The matches of the upcoming series are scheduled to be played at Leeds, Edgbaston in Birmingham, Lord's, The Oval in London, and Old Trafford in Manchester.

 

 

 

 

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Indian squad for England series

Shubman Gill (C)
Rishabh Pant (WK/VC)
Yashasvi Jaiswal
KL Rahul
Sai Sudharsan
Karun Nair
Abhimanyu Easwaran
Ravindra Jadeja
Nitish Reddy
Dhruv Jurel
Washington Sundar
Shardul Thakur
Jasprit Bumrah
Mohammed Siraj
Prasidh Krishna
Akash Deep
Arshdeep Singh
Kuldeep Yadav