IND vs ENG 1st T20: India Tour of England LIVE: The Test Series against England is finally over, albeit on a disappointing note as India lost the 5th Test and drew the series 2-2. But Virat Kohli and all Test players will stay back in Birmingham as they will only be available for the 2nd T20 at the same venue on July 9. Rohit Sharma who was with the Test side will link up with the squad on Wednesday. VVS Laxman will be in charge of the team in Southampton. Follow IND vs ENG T20 Series Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
While Rahul Dravid was also expected to stay back in Edgbaston, the board has left it to the former India captain. The head coach may now travel to Southampton for the 1st T20 with captain Rohit Sharma. But a decision on that is yet to be taken. But in any case, VVS Laxman will be in charge of the 1st T20.
IND vs ENG 1st T20: Virat Kohli & Co to STAY BACK in Birmingham, VVS Laxman in charge of Team in Southampton for 1st T20: Follow Live Updates
IND vs ENG 1st T20: All you need to know about the India vs England T20 series
- Rohit Sharma will join the squad in Southampton on Wednesday.
- Rahul Dravid is also expected to be with the team in Southampton but a decision on that will be made on Wednesday.
- Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant will stay back in Edgbaston for the 2nd T20.
- The Test specialists will leave for India barring Cheteshwar Pujara.
- VVS Laxman will be in charge of the 1st T20 in Southampton.
- Team India have already begun practice at Ageas Bowl for 1st T20.
- Multi-format players like Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah will be available from 2nd T20.
IND vs ENG 1st T20: Virat Kohli & Co to STAY BACK in Birmingham, VVS Laxman in charge of Team in Southampton for 1st T20: Follow Live Updates
.@BCCI have arrived at The Ageas Bowl ahead of the first T20 international against @englandcricket on Thursday 🙌
Go behind the scenes as the team began preparations for what should be a mouth-watering contest 😮💨#ENGvIND@hardikpandya7 | @IamSanjuSamson pic.twitter.com/Xax1xSfWr6
— The Ageas Bowl (@TheAgeasBowl) July 5, 2022
From the Test squad, the likes of Test specialists Mayank Agarwal, Hanuma Vihari and Ravichandran Ashwin will return to India. However, Cheteshwar Pujara, who has a contract with Sussex is likely to stay back for their rest of the campaign. India won’t be playing a Test until November.
After the 1st T20, the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, Venkatesh Iyer and Rahul Tripathi will return to India. Umran Malik is expected to stay back as a net bowler for the ODI series. Although Arshdeep Singh is not there in the 2nd and 3rd T20, he will feature in the ODI series. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will instead return to India after the T20 series as he is not in the ODI squad.
IND vs ENG 1st T20: Virat Kohli & Co to STAY BACK in Birmingham, VVS Laxman in charge of Team in Southampton for 1st T20: Follow Live Updates
India’s squad for 1st T20I: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, 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 (Captain), 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’s squad for 3 ODIs: Rohit Sharma (Captain), 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
IND vs ENG 1st T20: Virat Kohli & Co to STAY BACK in Birmingham, VVS Laxman in charge of Team in Southampton for 1st T20: Follow Live Updates
| India tour of England, 2022 | ||||
| Sr. No. | Day | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | Thursday | 7th July | 1st T20I | Southampton |
| 2 | Saturday | 9th July | 2nd T20I | Birmingham |
| 3 | Sunday | 10th July | 3rd T20I | Nottingham |
| 4 | Tuesday | 12th July | 1st ODI | Oval, London |
| 5 | Thursday | 14th July | 2nd ODI | Lord’s, London |
| 6 | Sunday | 17th July | 3rd ODI | Manchester |
IND vs ENG 1st T20: Virat Kohli & Co to STAY BACK in Birmingham, VVS Laxman in charge of Team in Southampton for 1st T20: Follow Live Updates
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