England Announce Squads for India Tour and ICC Champions Trophy 2025: The England and Wales Cricket Board has revealed its teams for the white-ball series versus India scheduled for January and February 2025. To be staged in Pakistan for an ICC Champions Trophy 2025, the series will comprise five T20Is and three ODIs.
England’s ODI and T20I Squads For India Tour
ODI Squad: Jos Buttler (c), 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
The welcome return of Joe Root will mark his first stint back in ODI cricket after a year, and it will be under the leadership of Jos Buttler. The presence of Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Liam Livingstone, and Adil Rashid adds more strength to the squad. Ben Stokes is sidelined from action because of a hamstring injury.
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T20I Squad: Jos Buttler (c), 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.
Butler will also captain the T20I squad, which boasts an exciting mixture of young, up-and-coming talent alongside experienced players. Sitting out both rosters is Sam Curran, Player of the Tournament during the 2022 T20 World Cup.
The teams are well-balanced, having the ideal mixture of experience and youth—one to further secure the place of each of them before the Champions Trophy.
India vs England Tour Schedule and Venues
This year, the T20Is kickstart a series of matches beginning from 22 January to 2 February 2025, followed by ODIs from 6 to 12 February. Some of the iconic Indian venues slated for hosting matches would include Chennai, Kolkata, and Ahmedabad.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Preparation
Several prominent names, such as Jos Buttler and Joe Root, among others, were kept on the England roster for the Champions Trophy after joining India. This accentuates the importance that they have placed on speed about pace and spin adaptability, as the event will indeed stir their mettle against some of the best in the world.
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England squad for Champions Trophy: Jos Buttler (c), 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.
Streaming Details
The matches will be telecast live on major cricket networks along with digital streaming on SonyLiv and Sky Sports. A tour is about to unfold, which is expected to showcase mind-boggling, high-voltage cricket as the team prepares for a fully packed international calendar in 2025.
