India, March 13 -- India go into a break from international cricket after having won the 2025 Champions Trophy with the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) coming up. After the T20 league, however, the Indian players will be faced with a challenge of an entirely different sort as they embark on a five-match Test tour of England. Former batter and commentator Navjot Singh Sidhu said that India would need to start preparing for the tour as early as possible, especially considering the team's recent struggles in red-ball cricket.

"The thing to be worried about is that the IPL is now coming up next. No one is ready to sit out the IPL," said Sidhu on Sports Tak. "They will play the league and then all of a sudden comes the England ...