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On Saturday, January 11, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the strong India National Cricket Team squad for the upcoming T20I series against the England National Cricket Team.
The England National Cricket Team will tour India between January and February for a long white-ball series, which will consist of five T20I matches and three ODI games.
India and England will play matches at 8 different venues
England’s tour of India 2025 will begin with the T20I series with the first match to be played at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday, January 22.
The next two matches will then be played on Saturday, January 25 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai and on Tuesday, January 28 at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot.
On Friday, January 31, the fourth T20I match will be hosted at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune, while the fifth and final match will be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, February 2.
After that, the ODI series between the three lions and the men in blue will begin. The series opener will be played at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on Thursday, February 6, while the second ODI is scheduled to be hosted at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Sunday, February 9.
England’s tour of India 2025 will conclude with the third and final ODI on Wednesday, February 12 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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Host team to be led by Suryakumar Yadav, Mohammed Shami returns
Suryakumar Yadav will lead the team in the series against the Three Lions. In the batting department, Suryakumar will be supported by Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma, Abhishek Sharma and Rinku Singh among others. Rishabh Pant has reportedly been pulled out of T20Is, while Dhruv Jurel has been selected.
The bowling unit will be led by the return of Mohammed Shami, who has returned to India after being out of the set-up since November 2023. Also, the bowling department has left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh and spinner Varun Chakravarthy, both. they have done an outstanding job for the side in recent times.
The trio of leading all-rounders Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar and Axar Patel, who is the vice-captain, will provide much-needed balance to the team. Notably, pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah alongside Mohammed Siraj has been rested for the T20I series.
Meanwhile, the series against the Jos Buttler-led side will be India’s first T20I assignment since their stunning win over the Proteas in South Africa in November 2024. The Men In Blue put up brilliant performances in the series Four-match T20I against South Africa National Cricket. Team and achieved a 3-1 victory.
The Suryakumar Yadav-led side started the series with a 61-run win and then finished with a dominant 135-run triumph to end their tour on a high. They would be looking forward to show a similar type of performance against England and keep their incredible T20I record intact.
India squad for T20I series against England
Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel (vc), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi , Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (week).
