India A tour of England postponed due to Covid

London, April 13

India A’s tour of England, which was scheduled for this summer, has been postponed due to the Covid-19 restrictions, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said in a statement. India A were scheduled to face England Lions as well as play warm-up games against their own national side, who are set to go head to head with England in a five-Test series across August and September. Instead, Virat Kohli’s men will now travel with a larger squad and prepare for the Test series with two intra-squad four-day matches.

The ECB said the decision to tweak the calendar was made to deliver “the safest possible environment” for the international matches scheduled over the English summer. “We look forward to welcoming a men’s India A tour at a later date after this summer and when restrictions have eased,” ECB chief executive officer Tom Harrison.

The ECB has held talks with cricket boards of the other three visiting teams this summer — New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Pakistan — and agreed to cancel their tour matches against English county teams. — Agencies