India is set to begin their WTC campaign in an away tour against England on 4 August
India finished as runners-up of the first-ever World Test Championship, losing to New Zealand in the final played at Southampton from June 18-23.
"It was great to have played the final of the ICC World Test Championship against New Zealand in what was a memorable contest. Not just the final, we saw the determination of players throughout the first edition of the championship. The following of cricket lovers too was great to see, and I am sure they will all be waiting eagerly for the second edition," Virat Kohli said in ICC's press release.
The Indian captain said that his team will hope to give the fans a lot to cheer for as the team will ‘regroup with new energy’ in the upcoming WTC cycle 2021-23.
"We will regroup with new energy for the next cycle starting with our series against England, hoping to give our fans a lot to cheer about," Kohli said.
India is set to begin their WTC campaign against England with the first Test of the five-match series starting on 4 August.
England captain Joe Root felt that it is an interesting challenge to kickstart their WTC campaign against the runner-up of the inaugural cycle.
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"We start our campaign in the second edition of the ICC World Test Championship against the finalists of last time, which is an interesting challenge straight away," said England captain Joe Root.
"India is a fine all-round side and it would be good to test them in our home conditions. We narrowly missed out on qualifying for the final last time and are looking to do better this time. Test cricket is a format we all want to excel in and with points at stake for each match, everyone has to be at their best all the time," he concluded.
(ICC inputs)