Jagjit singh sandhu

Jagjit Singh Sandhu: Left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar, who was recently spotted bowling in India’s practice sessions ahead of their second Test against England, has revealed that a text message from skipper Shubman Gill got him to bowl to the batters in the two-day training session.

India are aiming to bounce back in the second Test at Edgbaston, starting on July 2, after losing the series opener in Leeds by five wickets. “I met my friends on foreign soil. My wife is from Swindon. It's quite close - a one and a half hour drive from Birmingham.”

“I was talking to Shubman yesterday and he sent me a text. I thought, let's go and practice there (in Birmingham). It’s a different feeling - it feels like we have come together as a family,” said Brar, who played for Punjab Kings in IPL 2025, in a video posted on bcci.tv. on Sunday.