Jos Buttler shall be main the groups, nonetheless, there isn’t a place for Test captain Ben Stokes in both the ODI or T20I squads.
Joe Root has made a return to England’s ODI squad, as introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for the upcoming India tour and ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on Sunday, December 22. Jos Buttler shall be main the groups, nonetheless, there isn’t a place for Test captain Ben Stokes in both the ODI or T20I squads.
Root boasts spectacular statistics in 50-over cricket regardless of solely that includes in Tests in 2024. Stokes, however, sustained a hamstring harm in the course of the third Test in opposition to New Zealand and was not even thought of for choice within the Champions Trophy squad.
Notable absences from the squad embrace Sam Curran, who was the Player of the Tournament on the 2022 T20 World Cup, and quick bowlers Reece Topley and Matthew Potts. However, the Three Lions will see the return of the fit-again Mark Wood to each the ODI and T20I setups below the steering of recent white-ball head coach Brendon McCullum.
The T20I squad for the upcoming India tour contains Jos Buttler as the captain, together with gifted gamers such as Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, and Harry Brook. The first match of the five-game collection in opposition to the T20 world champions, India, is scheduled to happen in Kolkata on January 22.
Notably, leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed has been chosen to affix the T20 squad, whereas Root has been chosen particularly for the ODIs.
England’s squad for India ODIs and Champions Trophy
Jos Buttler (captain), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood.
England’s T20I squad
Jos Buttler (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood.
England Men’s White-Ball Tour of India Schedule
1st T20I: India v England, Wednesday 22 January, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
2nd T20I: India v England, Saturday 25 January, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
third T20I: India v England, Tuesday 28 January, Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot
4th T20I: India v England, Friday 31 January, MCA Stadium, Pune
fifth T20I: India v England, Sunday 2 February, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
1st ODI: India v England, Thursday 6 February, VCA Stadium, Nagpur
2nd ODI: India v England, Sunday ninth February, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
third ODI: India v England, Wednesday 12 February, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
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