The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday announced India squads for the T20I and ODI series against England. (More Cricket News)
Captain Rohit Sharma, who has been ruled out of the rescheduled fifth Test after testing positive for COVID-19, will return to lead India in the twin series, featuring three T20Is and three ODIs.
The squad which defeated Ireland 2-0 in Dublin has been retained for the first T20I with Rohit Sharma taking over the captaincy from Hardik Pandya. The visitors will have full-strength squads for the remaining two T20Is and the ODIs.
Deepak Hooda has been named in both the T20I squads, while promising pacer Arshdeep Singh has been called up for ODIs.
The limited-overs leg will mark the return of regulars like Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah, etc. who had skipped the recent series against South Africa and Ireland.
The players who will make their way in the remaining T20Is are: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, Rahul Tripathi, Venkatesh Iyer and Arshdeep.
Five players, including Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah and Shreyas Iyer will join the team from the second game in Edgbaston on July 9.
KL Rahul is the notable big name to miss the squad. The batter is recovering after undergoing surgery for a sports hernia.
During the series, Jos Buttler will lead England as full-time limited-overs captain.
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
India squad for three 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, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.
The complete schedule for India's tour of England 2022:
5th Test (Rescheduled match): From July 1 to 5 at Edgbaston, Birmingham;
1st T20I: July 7 at The Rose Bowl, Southampton;
2nd T20I: July 9 at Edgbaston, Birmingham;
3rd T20I: July 10 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham;
1st ODI: July 12 at Kennington Oval, London;
2nd ODI: July 14 at Lord's, London;
3rd ODI: July 17 at Old Trafford, Manchester.
