Patiala, 12 January (Sports Desk)
India has announced its 15-member squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against England, with the return of fast bowler Mohammed Shami as a key highlight. The series begins on January 22.
Shami’s last appearance for India was in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup final in November 2023. He has been absent since then due to ankle surgery and knee issues.
Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal are not included in the squad, with Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel taking on wicketkeeping duties. Jasprit Bumrah is also absent as he continues to recover from back issues sustained during the Sydney Test.
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Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, and Washington Sundar have been recalled to the T20I side after being part of the Test squad in Australia, despite missing the previous T20I series against South Africa. Jitesh Sharma, Avesh Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Yash Dayal, and Vijaykumar Vyshak, who were part of the South Africa T20Is, have been omitted.
The five T20Is against England will be played from January 22 in Kolkata, Chennai, Rajkot, Pune, and Mumbai. The series will be followed by three ODIs in Nagpur, Cuttack, and Ahmedabad – India’s only ODI matches before the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025, which will be held in Pakistan and Dubai starting February 19.
India T20I 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 Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (wk)
