County Championship XI vs India Live Telecast Channel in India and England: When and where to watch India’s practice match vs County XI?

Dixit Bhargav | 19/07/2021
County Championship XI vs India Live Telecast Channel in India and England: When and where to watch India's practice match vs County XI?

County Championship XI vs India Live Telecast Channel: The SportsRush presents before you the timing and live streaming details of India’s practice match.

The Indian cricket team will return to action in a competitive match for the first time since the ICC World Test Championship final in Southampton last month.

With the Indian cricketers regrouping in Durham after their scheduled break, they will play an official warm-up match against County Championship XI at the Riverside Ground from tomorrow.

Led by Warwickshire captain Will Rhodes, a 14-member County XI squad also comprises of James Bracey and Haseeb Hameed – both of whom could find a place in England’s Test squad for India series.

Talking about the visitors, Lokesh Rahul appears set to keep wickets in the warm-up match in the wicket-keepers Rishabh Pant and Wriddhiman Saha’s absence. Pant, who is recovering from COVID-19, will have to return a couple of negative tests before joining the squad in Durham. Saha, on the other hand, was a potential close contact to support staff member Dayanand Garani.

There hasn’t been any official statement on both the players’ availability for this match. However, considering that the first Test is still a couple of weeks away, there are minimal chances of them missing the same.

County Championship XI vs India Live Telecast Channel in India and England

Starting from August 4, a five-match Test series between England and India will be available for public viewing in India on Sony Sports Network. As far as this practice match is concerned, it won’t be available for telecast either in India or in England.

Having said that, the only way by which fans will be able to follow this match across the globe is streaming platform YouTube. As informed by Durham Cricket last week, the three-day match will be streamed live for free through multi-camera coverage on their YouTube channel.

“The club working in partnership with 5 live, will bring live coverage with BBC journalists Kevin Howells and Mark Church along with former Indian first class cricketer Abhishek Jhunjhunwala joining the commentary team,” Durham Cricket had said in a statement.

Date – 20/07/2021 (Tuesday) – 22/07/2021 (Thursday).

Match start Time – 11:00 AM (local) and 03:30 PM (India).

TV Channel – Not available.

Online platform – Durham Cricket YouTube channel.

Post Edited By: Dixit Bhargav
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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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