India, May 30 -- While the glitz and glamour of the IPL wraps up with the playoffs this week in boiling hot India, several thousand miles away preparations for the high-profile Pataudi Trophy as India's tour of England begins. A contingent of Indian players have already jetted off for the UK, as an India A team led by Abhimanyu Easwaran try to get acclimatised to the conditions with a set of warmup matches against the England Lions, with some of these names trying to play themselves into contention for their respective Test teams proper.

The match is set to be played at the Spitfire Ground in St. Lawrence, Canterbury, in the English county of Kent. There are several names to watch out for from an Indian perspective. Karun Nair, making a ...