India Vs England: R Ashwin joins Team India in Leicester

Ahead of India's only warm-up match, premier off-spinner R Ashwin linked up with Team India in Leicester on Thursday. Ashwin had missed the flight to England earlier, having tested positive for Covid-19.

BCCI shared an image on its Twitter handle ahead of the practice game against Leicestershire, where Ashwin was present in the team huddle.

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With 442 wickets in 86 matches, the 35-year-old spinner is India's second-highest wicket-taker in the longest format.

Notably, a majority of Test players had left for England on June 16 while captain Rohit Sharma joined them a day later.

India and England will lock horns in the rescheduled fifth Test on July 1 at Edgbaston in Birmingham. India were leading the five-match Test series 2-1 when the series was postponed due to Covid scare last year.