The England national cricket team has announced the squad that will take part in the upcoming tour of India as well as the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The Three Lions will play three ODIs and five T20Is in India and then travel to Pakistan for the tournament.
Jos Buttler will lead the team in the Indian ODIs and T20Is as well as ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Premier batsman Joe Root has returned to the team after a while and will feature in the ODIs against the Men in Blue and ICC Champions Trophy 2025. He is not part of the T20Is.
Sam Curran, Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes failed to make the England squad for the ODI series against India and the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.
Notable omissions from the squad were Sam Curran, Jonny Bairstow and first-rounder Ben Stokes. While Bairstow and Curran have been ruled out of the ODIs, Ben Stokes was not available for selection due to his injury.
The all-rounder recently faced a hamstring injury during a test series against the New Zealand national cricket team and was ruled out of action for some time. The European Central Bank issued an official statement on this matter, indicating that he was not available for selection.
England squad for the ODI series against India and ICC Champions Trophy 2025
Here is the lineup for the ODI series against India and ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
Jos Buttler (captain), Jofra Archer, Jos Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckettjimmy Overton, Jimmy Smith, William Livingstone, Adel RashidJoe Root, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood
The England national cricket team will leave for India on January 17, and the ODI series will be played from February 6
The Jos Buttler-led team will leave for India on January 17 and the three-match ODI series will be a great preparation for them for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025. It will also be Brendon McCullum's first stint as head coach. For the white football team in English colours.
The team led by Jos Buttler in their last 50 over event, which was the 2023 ICC World Cup, had a terrible outing. They were eliminated in the group stage itself and finished in the bottom half of the table. They will be keen to improve on that and win both series in India as well as the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.
The ODI series against India will start from February 6 in Nagpur. The second match of the series is scheduled to be held on February 9 in Cuttack. The last match of the series is scheduled to be played on February 12 in Ahmedabad.
here table:
1st ODI: India vs England, Thursday, February 6, at VCA Stadium, Nagpur
2nd ODI: India vs England, Sunday, February 9, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
3rd ODI: India vs England, Wednesday, February 12, Narendra Modi Stadium. Ahmedabad
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