IND vs ENG: England To Travel With Manchester United's Chef; Virender Sehwag Takes Dig

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As the India vs England five-match Test series starting next month, it is reported that England will be travelling to the sub-continent with the famous football club Manchester United's chef, in order to ensure nutritious food for players who love the spicy stuff.

This is not the first time chef Omar Meziane is travelling with the team as in the past travelled with the English side to Pakistan in December 2022. Ben Stokes and side whitewashed Pakistan in the series. Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag saw the funny side on England carrying a chef and took a cheeky dig at the visitors.

Sehwag retweeted England's official fan group, the Barmy Army's tweet on the news he reacted in a sarcastic manner and said, "The requirement came after Cook's departure. Won't be required during the IPL."

Sehwag referred to England's retired Test captain Alistair Cook, who retired from international cricket in 2018. His final match coincidentally came against India. Meanwhile, the English daily The Telegraph reported that the England Cricket Board designated the chef for the series as they want to avoid their players falling ill during the seven-week long trip.

"England will take their own chef on tour to India later this month to try and avoid players falling ill during the seven-week trip. The chef will join the squad in Hyderabad before the first Test on January 25 in an attempt to keep on top of the players' nutrition," read the report.

England will start their series in Hyderabad, followed by matches in Vishakhapatnam, Rajkot, Ranchi and Dharamsala. England last won a Test series in India in 2012. In their most recent tour of the country in 2021, they started with a win in the first Test in Chennai but lost the next three.

With skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum in charge, the English would hope to get better results this time and continue the pair's unbeaten record. During a busy summer last year, England fought back from behind to level the Ashes against Australia 2-2.