The first batch of England-bound players both men and women had reached Mumbai en route United Kingdom, the BCCI tweeted.
The Board for Control of Cricket in India tweeted photos of players in the flight, with full SOPs, “First stop, Mumbai #TeamIndia,” it said along with the images.
Players included Ravichandran Ashwin, Washington Sundar, Mayank Agarwal, Mohammed Siraj, and women’s team captain Mithali Raj.
Some other players like Wriddhiman Saha, who recovered from COVID-19, and all the other standby players will reach Mumbai on May 24. Skipper Virat Kohli and few others who are currently staying in Mumbai will also join the pre-departure bio-bubble on May 24.
India’s men’s and women’s teams will travel to England together. Men’s team will be playing the World Test Championship final against New Zealand first then at the Ageas Bowl starting June 18, then they will play a five-match Test series from August 4 TO September 14 against the home side England.
While women’s team will play a Test match, which will be their first in the seven years, from June 16 to 19, and then they will be taking part in three ODIs and as many T20Is from June 27 to July 15. against the English team.
