Mumbai, June 18: The India National Cricket Team took a train from London to reach Leeds ahead of the IND vs ENG 1st Test 2025, which is slated to start on June 20. Also, pacer Harshit Rana has been included in the India Test squad as a cover and travelled with the rest of the team via train to reach Leeds, the venue for the series opener against England. Rana was part of the India A squad and played the first unofficial test against England Lions in Canterbury. The tall pacer had made his debut in Australia last year but was not included in the 18-man squad for the five Tests in England. The 23-year-old from Delhi has played two Tests, five ODIs and a T20. IND vs ENG 2025: Harshit Rana Earns Callback to India’s Squad for England Test Series.

"He has been added as cover and arrived in Leeds with the team today," said a BCCI source.

India Cricket Team Takes Train to Leeds From London

Rana was seen exiting Leeds train station with the rest of the squad members. The team had travelled to Leeds from London. The first Test begins at Headingley on June 20. IND vs ENG 2025: Preparations at Beckenham Done, Headshots Completed; India All Set for First Test Against England in Leeds (Watch Video).

India played an intra-squad game against India A at Beckenham, their sole warm-up game for the series. Having said that, the likes of KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shardul Thakur, Dhruv Jurel and Nitish Reddy arrived in the UK with the A squad and got welcome match practice.

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