New Delhi: Team India under newly elected captain Shubman Gill are all set to face England in a five-Test match affair with the first game starting from June 20 at Headingley, Leeds.Ahead of the red-ball series, the Indian side were sweating it out in the practice session in the presence of head coach Gautam Gambhir.Indian vice-captain Rishabh Pant had confirmed earlier on Wednesday that skipper Gill will be batting in the middle order while KL Rahul would open the innings for India.After the practice session on Wednesday, Rishabh Pant confirmed with the press after the training session in Leeds that he will be batting in the upcoming series at number five.In addition, Pant also confirmed that skipper Gill will be batting at number four instead of opening the innings.This meant that KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal would open the innings in the upcoming Test matches in England.India's head coach was back in time ahead of the first Test in England as he had to rush back to New Delhi due to a medical emergency.Gambhir's mother Seema had suffered a cardiac arrest and due to the situation, he missed the side's three-day warm-up fixture in Beckenham that featured the selected players from the Test squad and India A.A positive was that Gambhir's mother's condition was stable and he was able to join the team's setup just in time.Karun Nair, who made his Test comeback after 2017 is expected to play the game in Leeds.Nair was spotted in fielding with the slip cordon during the training session along with wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal.The tour of England was a first for many players but a couple have been here on numerous cricketing occasions.When asked about three things the Indian cricketers could think of while in England, a couple of players named the Dukes Ball as one of many.The interaction was done with Indian players starting from Sai Sudharsan to KL Rahul to Yashasvi Jaiswal.A couple of players including skipper Gill named weather as one of the three things. Other cricketers mentioned that they enjoyed the food, the weather and playing Test cricket in the country.
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