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Brendon McCullum begins his tenure as head coach of England's white-ball teams with T20I and ODI series in India ahead of the Champions Trophy
First India Vs England T20I: Schedule
Shami will be making a comeback in the series after a long time.
The Indian team will be led by Suryakumar Yadav for the five-test series of the First T20I starting today at 7 PM at the Eden Gardens Kolkata. Fast bowler Mohammed Shami is set to return to the Indian team after being away for over a year. Axar Patel has been given a bigger role as he will be the vice-captain for the five-match series.
England's squad has been already announced for the match. Whereas Josh Buttler will not be doing the wicketkeeping for the whole series.
India has won five out of their last seven T20I matches against England. The last time they played each other in a T20I was during the 2024 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup, where India achieved a memorable win in the semi-final.
Squads:
India: Sanju Samson(WK), Suryakumar Yadav(C), Axar Patel (VC), Tilak Varma, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar
England's playing XI for the 1st T20I: Phil Salt (WK), Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler (C), Liam Livingstone, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid
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