Led by skipper Virat Kohli, defending champions India landed in London ahead of their Champions Trophy campaign, which is scheduled to start from June 1.

Team India will also be playing two warm-up matches against New Zealand (May 28) and Bangladesh (May 30) to acclimatise themselves to England conditions.

The official account of BCCI posted a picture on twitter in which the players are seen seated in a bus after deboarding the flight. Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan even posed for the camera and sported big smiles.

India is currently ranked number three in the ICC rankings and is one of the favourites to lift the title on June 18 at the Oval.

The Men In Blue have also named a strong 15-member squad for the tournament, which is more than capable of defending their crown in tough English conditions.

The Indian team will also be boosted by the presence of few players who did exceedingly well in the recently-concluded Indian Premier League.

Squad

Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Yuvraj Singh, M.S. Dhoni (wk), Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami.

Schedule

June 4   India v Pakistan, Birmingham      3 PM IST

June 8   India v Sri Lanka, London              3 PM IST

June 11 India v South Africa, London       3 PM IST