England cricket team returns to India amid tight security
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Chennai, Dec 8: Overcoming the terror scare, the England cricket team returned here tonight in two batches to resume their Indian tour which was interrupted by the Mumbai carnage.
The full-strength 16-member team led by Kevin Pietersen landed here from the UAE, the first batch reached here from Abu Dhabi followed by another from neighbouring Dubai within 20 minutes of each other. The contingent consists of 28 people, including support staff.
The team, which had left India on November 28 after abandoning the last two of the seven-match ODI series in the wake of the terror attacks, will play the first Test here from Thursday at the M A Chidambaram stadium which replaced Mumbai as the venue.
The second Test is scheduled to be held at Mohali from December 19 although England has to formally confirm it.
Tight security arrangements had been made at the airport for the arrival of the team which got the final go-ahead to tour India late last night following the security clearance from the England and Wales Cricket Board's security advisor Reg Dickason. PTI
The full-strength 16-member team led by Kevin Pietersen landed here from the UAE, the first batch reached here from Abu Dhabi followed by another from neighbouring Dubai within 20 minutes of each other. The contingent consists of 28 people, including support staff.
The team, which had left India on November 28 after abandoning the last two of the seven-match ODI series in the wake of the terror attacks, will play the first Test here from Thursday at the M A Chidambaram stadium which replaced Mumbai as the venue.
The second Test is scheduled to be held at Mohali from December 19 although England has to formally confirm it.
Tight security arrangements had been made at the airport for the arrival of the team which got the final go-ahead to tour India late last night following the security clearance from the England and Wales Cricket Board's security advisor Reg Dickason. PTI
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