India vs Leicestershire, Day 4: Rishabh Pant, Virat Kohli shine as warm-up fixture ends in a draw

India's warm-up match ended in a tame draw against Leicestershire, in Leicester on Sunday. India failed to take quick wickets on Day 4 as the hosts reached 219 for four in 66 overs.

Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and R Ashwin did shine as India managed to make the most of their four-day practice match against Leicestershire before it ended in a draw at Grace Road on Sunday.

India set Leicestershire a 367-run target to win the warm-up fixture after declaring on their overnight total of 364 for seven. Half-centuries by Ravindra Jadeja (56*), Shreyas Iyer (62) and Virat Kohli (67) helped India set a target of 367 runs.

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Chasing 367, Leicestershire reached 219 for four in 66 overs as Kimber (58*) and Evison (15*) remained unbeaten. India received a major setback in the early morning hours of Sunday as captain Rohit Sharma tested positive for Covid-19; the BCCI confirmed the development on their official Twitter account, stating that the skipper had tested positive for the virus in the Rapid Antigen Test on Saturday.

India 246 for 8 dec (Bharat 70, Walker 5/24) and 364 for 9 (Kohli 67, Jadeja 56*) vs Leicestershire 244 (Pant 76, Jadeja 3/28, Shami 3/42) and 219 for 4 (Gill 62, Kimber 56, Ashwin 2/31) Match drawn