On Saturday, January 11, the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) introduced the robust squad of the India Nationwide Cricket Staff for the upcoming T20I sequence in opposition to the England Nationwide Cricket Staff.
England Nationwide Cricket Staff will likely be touring India in January-February for a prolonged white-ball sequence, which can consist of 5 T20I matches and three ODI video games.
India And England To Play Matches Throughout 8 Totally different Venues
The England tour of India 2025 will start with the T20I sequence with the primary match being performed on the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday, January 22.
Then, the following two matches will likely be performed on Saturday, January 25, on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai and on Tuesday, January 28, on the Saurashtra Cricket Affiliation Stadium in Rajkot.
On Friday, January 31, the fourth T20I match will likely be hosted by the Maharashtra Cricket Affiliation Stadium in Pune whereas the fifth and remaining sport is about to be performed on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, February 2.
After that, the ODI sequence between the Three Lions and the Males In Blue will begin. The sequence opener will likely be performed on the Vidarbha Cricket Affiliation Stadium in Nagpur on Thursday, February 6, whereas the second ODI is scheduled to be hosted by Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Sunday, February 9.
The England tour of India 2025 will conclude with the third and remaining ODI on Wednesday, February 12, on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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The Squad Of Hosts To Be Led By Suryakumar Yadav, Mohammed Shami returns
Suryakumar Yadav will likely be main the staff within the sequence in opposition to the Three Lions. Within the batting division, Suryakumar will likely be supported by the likes of Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma, Abhishek Sharma and Rinku Singh amongst others. Rishabh Pant has been dropped from T20Is, as per reviews, whereas Dhruv Jurel has been chosen.
The bowling unit will likely be led by returning Mohammed Shami, who has made his India comeback after being out of the set-up since November 2023. Additionally, the bowling division options the left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh and spinner Varun Chakravarthy – each of whom have accomplished an distinctive job for the facet in current instances.
The trio of the premier all-rounders Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar and Axar Patel, who’s vice-captain, will present a much-needed stability to the staff. Notably, the tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah alongside Mohammed Siraj has been rested for the T20I sequence.
In the meantime, the sequence in opposition to the Jos Buttler-led facet will likely be India’s first T20I task since their beautiful victory over the Proteas in South Africa in November 2024. The Males In Blue delivered sensible performances within the four-match T20I sequence in opposition to South Africa Nationwide Cricket Staff and clinched a 3-1 victory.
Suryakumar Yadav-led staff began off the sequence with a 61-run win after which completed off with a dominant 135-run triumph to finish their tour on a excessive. They might be wanting ahead to showcasing the same type of efficiency in opposition to England and conserving their unimaginable T20I file intact.
India Squad For T20I Sequence Towards 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 (wk).
