Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has launched a initiative to provide free entry for the school students from grades 6 to 12 for the first Test between India and England which will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Uppal here.
The test series between India and England will commence from 25th January in Hyderabad. Ahead of the first game between both the countries, HCA will offer free entry for students. Also, they have offered free lunch for the students. The initiative will play a role in promoting the sport amongst the school students and encourage them to support the Indian team.
HCA has asked the interested schools to email their entries addressing the Chief Executive Officer, HCA by the 18th of January.
India will play a five-match Test series against England in the upcoming days. It will be interesting to see how England will fare in the series with their Bazball's approach on the surfaces where the ball will turn massively. India recently played against South Africa in a two-match Test series and levelled it 1-1.
The five-match series will be also important considering the ongoing discussion around players giving importance to shorter formats over Test cricket. India will look to script another home win against England while the visitors would be keen upon registering an overseas victory and consolidate their position in the current World Test Championship (WTC) cycle.
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