IND Vs ENG: England Cricket Board has announced the team for the T20 match against India. This match will take place on 20th January. Lancashire’s Phil Salt will be seen keeping wickets in the first T20 match against India to be held at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Who will open the batting with Ben Duckett of Nottinghamshire. While captain Jos Buttler will come to bat at number three.
This bowler of England can prove fatal for India
Apart from this, fast bowlers Joffra Archer and Mark Wood have also been kept in the playing eleven. Joffra Archer last captained the England team on Indian soil on 20 March 2021. He will come out to bat on the Indian pitch after 4 years. Archer, famous for his deadly fast bowling, can become a problem for the Indian batsmen.
Shami joining the Indian team
Suryakumar Yadav will captain India in this series. While Akshar Patel has been made the vice-captain. Apart from this, Mohammed Shami, who was injured for a long time, has also been included in the team. Shami has been away from the Indian team since World Cup 2023. Shami has returned to the Indian team after about 14 months. Due to knee injury, Shami could not even play in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia.
This all-rounder failed to get a place in the team
The selectors have chosen Sanju Samson as the wicketkeeper of the team for this series. Whereas Dhruv Jurel has been selected as the second option. Jitesh Sharma has been included in the team in place of Jurel. He was part of the team against South Africa. All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has also been included in the team in place of Ramandeep Singh. Apart from this, all-rounder Shivam Dubey also failed to cement his place in the T20 team. Riyan Parag could not be a part of the team due to injury.
England’s playing eleven for the first T20 match: Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (wk), Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethel, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
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 (wicket keeper).
