- After the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, the Indian team has to play ODI and T20 series against England. The English team will start its tour of India by playing a T20 match on 22 January. In such a situation, let us know what India’s team can be for IND vs ENG T20 and ODI series….
IND vs ENG:
After losing the Test series to New Zealand, the Indian team has geared up for the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 . The India vs England Test series will be played from 22 November to 7 January 2025. After this, the Indian team also has to play ODI and T20 series against England. For this series, the Indian selectors can rest their five senior players. In such a situation, Hardik Pandya can be given the responsibility of ODI captaincy. While in the IND vs ENG T20 series, Suryakumar Yadav will lead the team. What could be the team for this, let’s take a look at this…
Surya-Hardik became captain against England
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The England team is going to tour India for ODI and T20 series. This series will be played before the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. In such a situation, the Indian selectors can rest some senior players in the series to keep them fresh for the tournament. There is a possibility that Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja will be dropped from the team and young players will be included in the team.
Apart from these, Jaspreet Bumrah and Rishabh Pant can also be dropped from the team. In the absence of Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya can lead the ODI team. Along with him, a young brigade can come for the ODI series.
IND vs ENG: These 5 players will get rest!
Hardik Pandya has captained Team India in ODI cricket before. He played the role of captain in three matches played against West Indies last year. During this time India won two matches and lost one. Shubman Gill can be appointed for the role of vice-captain in the ODI series. He has also captained Team India at the international level.
If we talk about the T20 team, Suryakumar Yadav’s name is confirmed for the role of captain. While for the vice-captain, the management can turn to Sanju Samson. These days he is being given importance in the team as an opener in this format. The interesting thing is that he has a long experience of captaincy in IPL. In such a situation, if the board entrusts him with this responsibility, then it can prove to be the right decision for the Indian team.
IND vs ENG: Gill-Sanju may get the responsibility of vice-captaincy
29-year-old batsman Sanju Samson is in great form at the moment. He has made a place in the hearts of fans with his explosive batting. After scoring a century against Bangladesh in India, he also played a brilliant innings in the first T20 match played with South Africa. In the clash held on November 8, Sanju Samson scored 107 runs in 50 balls.
Probable Indian squad for T20 series: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Sai Sudarshan, Sanju Samson (vice-captain), Tilak Verma, Jitesh Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Yash Dayal, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav.
Team India may look like this for the ODI series: Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Sai Sudarshan, Tilak Verma, Shreyas Iyer, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya (captain), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Khalil Ahmed, Riyan Parag, Harshit Rana
