IND vs ENG, India Team Announcement: The Indian cricket team also has to play a five-match T20 series against England at home. The Indian team was announced for this T20 series. Suryakumar Yadav will captain the team in the T20 series. Whereas Akshar Patel has been made the vice-captain for this series. Experienced fast bowler Mohammed Shami has also been included in the team. Shami was away from action after the 2023 ODI World Cup. England had already announced its team for the India tour.
Jurel-Nitish also entered, Ramandeep-Parag out
34-year-old Mohammed Shami has returned to the Indian team after almost 14 months. Shami had undergone surgery after the 2023 World Cup. Shami also missed the recent Australia tour due to swelling in his left knee. The selectors have chosen Dhruv Jurel as the second wicketkeeper for this T20 series. Whereas Sanju Samson is a part of the team as the first choice wicketkeeper.
Dhruv Jurel has been included in place of Jitesh Sharma, who was part of the T20 team on the South Africa tour. All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has also been included in the team in place of Ramandeep Singh. Nitish could not be a part of the team in the South Africa series in view of the Australia tour. On the other hand, all-rounder Shivam Dubey was also not successful in making a place in the T20 team. Batting all-rounder Riyan Parag could not be a part of the team due to injury. Players like Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant have been given rest.
Indian team for T20 series against England: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel (vice-captain), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakraborty, Ravi Bishnoi. , Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper)
Let us tell you that on the India tour, the England team will first play a 5-match T20 series. The first match will be played in Kolkata on 22 January. After T20, there will be a 3-match ODI series between India and England. Champions Trophy will also be in ODI format. In such a situation, this series is going to be a practice for both the teams. The first ODI of the series will be held in Nagpur on 6 February.
England tour of India
1st T20- 22 January- Kolkata
Second T20- 25 January- Chennai
Third T20- 28 January- Rajkot
Fourth T20- 31 January- Pune
Fifth T20- 2 February- Mumbai
1st ODI- 6 February- Nagpur
Second ODI – 9 February – Cuttack
Third ODI- 12 February- Ahmedabad
English team for T20 series against India: Jos Buttler (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethel, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood.
English team for ODI series against India: Jos Buttler (captain), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethel, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood.
