India head coach Gautam Gambhir visited the Kalighat temple in Kolkata on Tuesday to offer prayers ahead of the home T20I series against England. In a video shared by news agency PTI, Gambhir can be seen participating in the rituals and receiving blessings from the temple priest, including the 'Mata ki Chunri.'
The first match of the five-match series will take place on Wednesday at Eden Gardens. The series will feature matches in Chennai, Rajkot, Pune, and Mumbai, with the final game scheduled for February 2 at Wankhede Stadium.
The schedule includes:
- 1st T20I: January 22, Kolkata
- 2nd T20I: January 25, Chennai
- 3rd T20I: January 28, Rajkot
- 4th T20I: January 31, Pune
- 5th T20I: February 2, Mumbai
India announced its 15-member squad for the T20I series, led by Suryakumar Yadav. Notable players include Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Hardik Pandya, and Mohammed Shami.
India Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Reddy, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel.
Fans can catch live streaming of all matches on the JioCinema app and website.
