England Lions vs India A: A five-match Test series will be held between India and England from June 20. With this Test series, the Indian team will start its journey in the World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle. Before the start of this series, the India A team will play three matches against England Lions. These matches will be of four days each. These matches will be played just after the end of IPL. These matches will also be organized so that the Indian team can regain their form against the team.

The year 2024 was disappointing in Test cricket

The year 2024 was nothing special for the players of Team India. Indian fans were hoping that Team India would play the final of the World Test Championship 2025, but in the year 2024, due to a 3-0 clean sweep in the home Test series against New Zealand and then a 3-1 defeat against Australia, Team India was out of the race for the final. This was the first time that Team India did not make it to the WTC final. During both these series, Team India's batting disappointed a lot.

Looking for young players against Lions

During the matches played between India A and England Lions, both teams will also focus on young players. So that these players can be prepared for the national team before the main series starts. Last year, England Lions' opponents included Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Akash Deep and Prasidh Krishna, all of whom later went on to play Tests for India later in the year. When India toured Australia, their opponents included Scott Boland, Sam Constas, Beau Webster and Nathan McSweeney, all of whom played during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In such a situation, these matches have a huge role to play.