Squad for the 3 ODIs and the ICC Champions Trophy to be announced separately
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming 5-match T20I series against the touring England side starting at Kolkata on January 22.
After more than a year-long injury layoff, Indian star pacer Mohammed Shami is back in the squad led by Suryakumar Yadav. Sanju Samson has been retained as the
first choice wicketkeeper batsman. Despite not so impressive outings in the T20Is, the hard-hitting Abhishek Sharma also finds a place in the squad.
Most players from the Test squad returning from Australia have been rested for the T20I series against England, except for Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Nitish Reddy and Dhruv Jurel (backup wicketkeeper-batsman).
Mohammed Shami has not represented the country ever since playing the ODI World Cup final against Australia on November 19, 2023. He has since recovered and has had noteworthy performances in the 50-over format Vijay Hazare tournament. He turned out for Bengal, which unfortunately was knocked out in the pre-quarters stage of the tournament.
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The pace battery in the 15-member squad includes Shami, Arshdeep Singh, and Harshit Rana, while Axar Patel (vc) leads the spin department, which also includes the star of the Vijay Hazare tournament Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, and Washington Sundar.
Squad for ODI series & ICC Champions Trophy to be named separately
A separate squad is expected to be announced for the 3 ODIs with the visitors to follow the T20Is in the runup to the ICC Champions Trophy to be played in Pakistan and Dubai in February.
A BCCI media advisory posted on its X account late evening on Saturday said, “The Men’s Selection Committee has picked India’s 15-member squad for the upcoming IDFC First Bank five-match T20I series against England starting from 22nd January in Kolkata.
England’s Tour of India, 2024 (T20Is)
S. No. Day Date Time Match Venue
1 Wednesday 22-Jan-25 7:00 PM 1st T20I Kolkata
2 Saturday 25-Jan-25 7:00 PM 2nd T20I Chennai
3 Tuesday 28-Jan-25 7:00 PM 3rd T20I Rajkot
4 Friday 31-Jan-25 7:00 PM 4th T20I Pune
5 Sunday 02-Feb-25 7:00 PM 5th T20I Mumbai
