With a large number of players available in the T20 World Cup, India has announced two squads for the three-match T20I series against England.
Rohit Sharma, who was named out from the fifth Test due to Covid-19, is back to lead both T20I squads (one for the first game and the remaining for the other two). He will also India in the ODI series as well.
With a large number of players available in the T20 World Cup, India has announced two squads for the three-match T20I series against England.
Arshdeep Singh, who impressed everyone with his brilliant performance in the IPL 2022, has been called up for the ODI series. He is also part of the first T20I squad, which includes the whole party that traveled to Ireland.
The members of the Test squad – Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, Shreyas Iyer, and Rishabh Pant – have been rested from the first T20I squad.
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, Rahul Tripathi, Venkatesh Iyer, and Arshdeep will be making ways for other players to be a part of the Indian squad in the second and third T20Is. Deepak Hooda who was phenomenal against Ireland is part of both T20I squads.
India’s squad for 1st T20I: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaekwad, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik
India’s squad for 2nd and 3rd T20I: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik
Hardik Pandya, who last featured in an ODI in July 2021, is expected to return in the ODIs after leading the T20I squad in Ireland. While Bumrah, Shami and Jadeja who rested in the ODIs against West Indies will return to the squad, Axar Patel as well.
KL Rahul will be missing the series following an injury and there will be no spot for Ruturaj Gaikwad as Shikhar Dhawan covers his spot. Injured Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Ravi Bishnoi, Shahrukh Khan, and Washington Sundar will all be missing out after completing the recent 50-over assignment.
India’s squad for ODIs: Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, J Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Shami, Mohd Siraj, Arshdeep Singh
