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The England Men’s selection panel has named the squads for next month’s white-ball tour of India, which includes three ODIs, five IT20s, and the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025, hosted by Pakistan in February and March. Both squads feature 15 players, marking the first tour and tournament under Head Coach Brendon McCullum.
Yorkshire batter Joe Root makes his return to the ODI side for the first time since the ICC Men’s World Cup in November 2023. Durham all-rounder Ben Stokes was not considered for selection as he continues to be assessed following a left hamstring injury sustained during the third Test match against New Zealand earlier this month.
Leicestershire leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed joins the IT20 squad, while Root is selected only for the ODIs. The tour party depart on 17 January 2025.
England's ODI squad for India tour
Jos Buttler (Lancashire) (Captain), Jofra Archer (Sussex), Gus Atkinson (Surrey), Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Brydon Carse (Durham), Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire), Jamie Overton (Surrey), Jamie Smith (Surrey), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire), Phil Salt (Lancashire), Mark Wood (Durham)
England’s T20I squad for India tour
Jos Buttler (Lancashire) (Captain), Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire), Jofra Archer (Sussex), Gus Atkinson (Surrey), Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Brydon Carse (Durham), Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire), Jamie Overton (Surrey), Jamie Smith (Surrey), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire), Phil Salt (Lancashire), Mark Wood (Durham)
England men’s white-ball tour of India schedule
T20Is
1st IT20: India v England, Wednesday 22 January, Eden Gardens, Kolkata 2nd IT20: India v England, Saturday 25 January, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 3rd IT20: India v England, Tuesday 28 January, Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot 4th IT20: India v England, Friday 31 January, MCA Stadium, Pune 5th IT20: India v England, Sunday 2 February, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
ODIs
1st ODI: India v England, Thursday 6 February, VCA Stadium, Nagpur 2nd ODI: India v England, Sunday 9th February, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack 3rd ODI: India v England, Wednesday 12 February, Narendra Modi Stadium,. Ahmedabad
(With Inputs from Press Release)
