India vs England Test series Trophy Photos | Virat Kohli and Joe Root unveiled India vs England Test series trophy See Photos

Nottingham: The teams of India and England are ready to meet in the five-Test series. The first Test between the two teams will be played at Nottingham’s Trent Bridge ground on Wednesday. A glimpse of the trophy was shown on Tuesday before the start of the series. Indian captain Virat Kohli and England captain Joe Root unveiled the trophy. Let us tell you that this is the first Test series of both the teams after the end of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC). India had lost to New Zealand in the WTC final.

Kohli and Root met warmly

Kohli and Root met very warmly at the unveiling of the Test Series Trophy. When Kohli came to the stadium, Root went ahead and greeted him. Both of them posed for many pictures with the trophy. Kohli-Root were seen interacting with each other during and after the unveiling. The photos of the captains of India and England are also becoming fiercely viral on social media. While users are praising Kohli and Root, on the other hand they are also expecting a tough competition between the two teams.

Virat-Root did the series’ conch shell like this

The first Test of India and England will start from August 4 and the second match will be played from August 12 at the historic Lord’s Stadium in London. The third match of the series between the two teams will be held from 12 August at the Dingley Cricket Ground in Leeds. England and India will clash in the fourth Test from September 2 at the Kennington Oval in London. At the same time, the fifth and last Test will be played at the Emirates Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester from 10 September.

Significantly, India had a disappointing performance in the last Test series in England. India played a five-Test series on England’s soil in the year 2018, in which the team could win only one match. England won the series 4-1.