India vs England 2021: WATCH – Team India ‘regroup after quarantine’ as they play footvolley
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India training at Chepauk (Photo - BCCI)
Ahead of the big clash against England, team India enjoyed a fun outing at the Chepauk. The Indian cricket team began their nets session on Tuesday ahead of the upcoming four-match Test series against England, beginning February 5 at Chennai. The Virat Kohli-led India squad had their first outdoor training session on Monday.
“Team bonding, Regroup after quarantine, A game of footvolley. #TeamIndia enjoys a fun outing at Chepauk ahead of the first Test against England,” BCCI tweeted while sharing a video of players.
Plan was to just get the guys out
In the video, Nick Webb, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, opened up on the motto of the fun event. Webb asserts that as players were limited to only their rooms during the quarantine, it was important to get them going before moving to rigorous net seesions.
“The plan was basically to just get the guys out. They were stuck in their room for six days and were limited to their treadmills and bikes for the last three days. So, we wanted to get them out and just get them moving,” said in the video.
Soham Desai, Strength and Conditioning coach, adds, “The guys who came from Australia had only three-four days at home. So, we did not want to stress them with programs to do at home while they were with their families. They did not have any physical preparation. So, this was just an additional day we got to get them moving.“
Following the cancellation of South Africa and Australia series, New Zealand has automatically qualified for the final of the World Test Championship. The India and England series will decide the second finalist for the main event at Lords.
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