An 18-member Indian team led by captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni yesterday left for England to compete in the five-match Test series, starting at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on July 9.


Top row: India players MS Dhoni left, Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir and Varun Aaron bottom ROW: Virat Kohli left, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja and Cheteshwar Pujara at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai before their depature to England yesterday morning. Pic/PTI

The England tour commences on June 26 with a three-day game in Leicester. The visitors are to play one more warm-up game against Derbyshire July 1-3.