Mayank Agarwal gives a glimpse of India’s new training kit ahead of WTC final

The Indian team is gearing up for the upcoming World Test Championship final against New Zealand and the following series comprising five Test matches against England that starts from 4th August at Trent Bridge.

All the UK-bound players of the team have assembled in Mumbai and have been in hard quarantine that started on May 19 in a BCCI-arranged facility. The ones residing in Mumbai – Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Ajinkya Rahane – were strictly advised to follow home quarantine before they joined the other members on May 24.

The men’s team will head directly to Southampton on June 2 before they play the inaugural final of the WTC from June 18 onwards at the Ageas Bowl. Before that gets underway, the team will also serve a 10-day quarantine upon landing in Southampton, where they will be allowed to train and practice inside a bio-secure environment.

Mayank Agarwal gives a glimpse of India’s new practice kit

Meanwhile, Mayank Agarwal offered a view of India’s new practice kit in a recent upload on his Instagram account. Agarwal, who is a part of the 20-man squad, posted a story where he is wearing the new practice kit, which includes the logo of the sponsors BYJU’s and MPL apart from the BCCI logo.

“Preparations are going strong and the excitement is building up”, Agarwal mentioned in his story. Indian squad includes Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill and it remains to be seen whether Agarwal will get a go as an opener.

Meanwhile, Wriddhiman Saha and Prasidh Krishna, who contracted Covid-19, and KL Rahul, who underwent surgery for acute appendicitis, have all recovered and have joined the team bubble in Mumbai. The Indian squad also has four stand-by players in Krishna, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Avesh Khan, and Arzan Nagwaswalla, while KS Bharat has been named as a cover for Saha for any contingency.

India squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), KS Bharat

Team India’s new training kit.

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