India A will face the England Lions for a series of three four-day matches between May 25 and June 20. This means the preparation series will be played in the window between the IPL 2025 and the England Test series. This series seems like the perfect gateway for Indian batters to regain their lost form before the series starts. In the last shadow series, India featured Dhruv Jurel, Akash Deep, and Prasidh Krishna; however, whether seniors will play in the series is yet unknown. Such series are considered practice matches, but BCCI looks confident that England will present a strong squad in the three matches. Not only that, the series is likely to be a primary means for squad selection for the England Test series. Read also: Sitangshu Kotak set to join Team India as batting coach India battling batting woes Even if India's struggling bowling can be covered, the batting struggles have been bare. Rohit Sharma, the India Test team captain, decided to "stand out" from the Sydney Test, clearly mentioning that he is struggling and was not willing to add more weight to the already suffering batting line-up. A similar scenario is with Virat Kohli, who scored a century in the second innings at Perth. Since 2020, he has managed just three centuries, averaging 30.72. Even the team's struggles are visible after they suffered a 3-0 series defeat against New Zealand at home and lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 3-1 in Australia, ending a 10-year streak of dominance. For the first time in three editions, India also missed out on a spot in the World Test Championship final. Analyzing the multi-day game format opportunities, it was seen that India will have just one Ranji Trophy match before the ODI series against England starts at home. The English County Championship will pause for the T20 Blast during this period. In that case, the India A vs. England Lions series will play a vital role in India's preparation. The exact dates and venues for the preparatory series are yet to be announced.