Virat Kohli gives pep talk to team-mates as India prepare for Test series against England

Indian skipper Virat Kohli is back on ground and is all geared up ahe of upcoming four-match homes Test series against England starting Friday. batting megastar will be back on cricket field after more than a month. He h returned to India after elaide Test match against Australia in mid-December on paternity leave.

As India get set to lock horns with England in a few days' time, Virat has decided to le his team from front during practice.

'Our preparations begin'

On Tuesday, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) h posted a couple of ims where Kohli can be giving a pep talk to his team-mates as Indian team began ir preparations.

In both ims, 'Captain Fearless' can be seen giving some instructions to players as all of m can be seen listening keenly. players who have been ed include likes of all-rounder Hardik Pandya, left-arm spinner Axar Patel, veteran stumper Wriddhiman Saha, number three Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, pace duo of Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, young wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant respectively. 

Or members from support staff include bowling coach Bharat Arun, batting coach Vikram Rathour, and, he coach Ravi Shastri.

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India Vs England: Test series

four-match Test series will also constitute a major part of ongoing inaugural ICC World Test Championship. tour kicks off with first Test that will be played in Chennai's M.A. Chidambaram Stium. second Test match will also be played at same venue between February 13-17. newly revated Motera Stium in Ahmedab will be contesting final two games (Feb 24-28) & (March 4-8) respectively.

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Meanwhile, third Test match will be played under lights with pink-ball. This will be second time that India will be hosting pink-ball Test match and third overall. ir first Day-Night Test was against Banglesh at iconic Eden Gardens in vember 2019 where y h registered a comprehensive win.

However, Men In Blue's second Test match under lights which was also ir first one overseas turned out to be a forgettable one as y tasted bitter defeat at hands of Australia in December 2020 where Virat Kohli & Co. ended up registering ir lowest-ever Test score of 36.

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