Ex-fast bowler Stuart Broad of England on England’s Late Arrival in India for 5 Tests in 2024
Former fast-bowler of England cricket team Stuart Broad said England are right in arriving late in India ahead of the Test series opener, saying such arrangements led by captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum are taken to have more control over the team schedule in a heavy cricketing calendar.
The England team is ready to host and follow through on a training camp in Abu Dhabi before arriving in Hyderabad on January 25, three days ahead of the series opener against India.
On Sunday, Broad wrote in his column that “the decision to fly to India only three days before the first Test next month is not England minimizing preparation—Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes, as coach and captain, are controlling it.”
“In cricket, when you tour a country, arriving weeks early, the warm-up pitches, quality of the nets, the matches you play, and your travel schedule are seldom arranged to help you. So McCullum and Stokes are taking ownership of this period leading up to the series opener in Hyderabad on January 25 rather than leaving it in someone else’s hands.”