A batch of India A squad for the England tour departed today as the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sarfaraz Khan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Tushar Deshpande were snapped at the airport. With the pictures of young Indian cricketers leaving for England going viral, the netizens on the internet questioned Ruturaj Gaikwad’s unavailability for CSK in IPL 2025.
To note, CSK is playing its last encounter of IPL 2025 today against GT, but Gaikwad has been long out of the CSK camp this season owing to injury. The fans on the internet questioned how Gaikwad is traveling with the India A squad for the England tour if he is injured.
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India A to play 3 matches on England tour
The India A squad is set to leave for England in phases, with the first batch departing on May 25. The squad will play three matches, including two against the England Lions and one against the senior Indian team. The second batch of players will join in early June, depending on their IPL 2025 commitments.
This tour is crucial as India prepares for the 2025–27 World Test Championship, and it marks a new era in Test cricket without Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli
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