BCCI announce India squad for England T20I series; Mohammed Shami returns
Much to the glee of the Indian fans, Mohammed Shami will be making a return to the Indian national team for the upcoming T20I series against England. The five-match series to be played between India and England is slated to start from 22nd January in Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Shami is making his international return after being a part of the 2023 World Cup final which was his last appearance in the circuit. BCCI announced the squad for the Indian team which will be facing England in the T20I series. Suryakumar Yadav will be leading the young side in this all-important English challenge while Axar Patel was named as his deputy.
India decided to rest Jasprit Bumrah from the squad as the back spasm that occurred in Australia proved to be bedeviling. Apart from Bumrah, other notable players who were rested included the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant. Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel are the two wicket-keepers for the upcoming fray against the Three Lions.
The five-match T20I series between India and England will be played at Kolkata, Chennai, Rajkot, Pune and Mumbai. The T20I series will be followed by a three-match ODI series which will be India’s dress rehearsal for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy which is to be held from February 19th.
India's T20I squad for England series
Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel (vice-capt), Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakravarthy, Washington Sundar
