India vs England: BCCI in a fix as visitors 'Oppose' crowd attendance for 1st Test

Indian team has hit ground running with ir preparations for first of four-match India vs England Test series. players successfully underwent  mandatory six-day quarantine period which ended on Monday. Men in Blue will start ir net sessions from Tuesday (10 AM to 1 PM). first Test is set to get underway on Friday, February 5 in Chennai.

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ECB seeks safety assurance from BCCI to allow crowd for 2nd Test, denies presence of fans for 1st Test

tably, match will be played behind closed doors after England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) raised objections on presence of fans inside stium for first match. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Tamil Nu Cricket Association (TNCA) wanted to permit a percent of crowd for series opener but after defiance from ECB, y decided against it.

However, second Test which is also set to be played in Chennai, will see 50 per cent crowd in attendance. Prior to series, ECB h demanded Test series to be played behind closed doors. But according to a recent development, if India vs England 1st Test takes place without any issues and ECB is assured of safety measures, n limited crowd and media could be allowed for second Test. BCCI w has a mammoth task on ir hands to ensure that first Test is played with absolute safety measures in place.

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Meanwhile,  third and fourth Tests of series that are slated to be played in Ahmedab will have crowd in attendance. tably, third Test between India and England will be a Day-Night affair. As per an Insidesport report, a BCCI official while speaking to ANI reckoned that as a welcome sign for hundreds of cricket lovers, fans will be allowed to come into stium for Motera Tests. official also confirmed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be invited for first-ever Test match at Motera, after its revation.

According to India vs England schedule, Test series will be followed by a five-match T20I series that will be played in Ahmedab on March 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20. On or hand, three ODIs will be played in Pune on March 23, 26 and 28.

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India squ for England Tests 2021: Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane (Vice-captain), Rishabh Pant (Wicket-keeper), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, KL Rahul, Hardik, Wriddhiman Saha, R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur

England squ for India Tests 2021 (first 2 Tests): Joe Root (Captain), Ben Stokes (Vice-captain), Jos Buttler (Wicket-keeper), Jofra Archer, Moeen Ali, Rory Burns, Zak Crawley, James Anderson, Dom Bess, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes, Stuart Bro, Ben Foakes, Dan Lawrence, Dom Sibley, Jack Leach

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SOURCE: PTI