 "India had won 24 out of 26 T20I matches last year, including two Super Over wins, and were also crowned T20 world champions for the second time. Reuters")
After two months of intense cricketing action in the five-day format, Team India shifts its focus to white-ball cricket starting with a five-match T20I series against England. That will be followed by a three-match ODI series against the same team followed by the all-important ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan and UAE .
India have produced less-than-satisfactory results in the Test assignments against New Zealand and Australia, suffering a historic 0-3 whitewash against the Black Caps at home followed by a 1-3 defeat Down Under , with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy slipping out of their grasp as a result.
The Men in Blue therefore, will be eager to put a smile back on the faces of their millions of fans. And while India experienced mixed fortunes in Tests and ODIs, they were the standout team in Twenty20 Internationals – winning 24 out of 26 games and being crowned T20 world champions in Barbados in June.
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Before the T20I series against England gets underway, we take a look at the full schedule, squads, head-to-head record and other information:
When and where will the T20I matches between India and England take place?
Here’s the full schedule for the T20I series between India and England:
22 January – 1st T20I at Eden Gardens, Kolkata (7 pm IST)
25 January – 2nd T20I at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (7 pm IST)
Impact Shorts
More Shorts28 January – 3rd T20I at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot (7 pm IST)
31 January – 4th T20I at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune (7 pm IST)
2 February – 5th T20I at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (7 pm IST)
What is the T20I head-to-head record between India and England? And what is England’s record in the format in India?
Here’s the T20I H2H record between India and England:
Matches: 24
India won: 13
England won: 11
Tied: 0
No Result: 0
And here’s England’s T20I record in India:
Matches: 17
Won: 9
Lost: 8
Tied: 0
No Result: 0
Where can I watch the T20I series between India and England live?
The upcoming T20I series, as well as the subsequent ODIs, between India and England will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network and will also be streamed live on the Disney Plus Hotstar website and mobile application.
Full squads:
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (wk)
England: Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook, Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (wk), Jamie Smith (wk), Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.