India announce squads for T20I, ODI series against England; Rohit Sharma to return

India on Thursday announced the squad for the three-match T20I and ODI series against England, which will be played after the rescheduled fifth Test.

Keeping in mind the short time between the last day of the fifth Test and the start of the T20I series, the All India Senior Selection Committee has selected two different teams for the three 20-over matches.

Rohit Sharma, who has been ruled out of the Edgbaston Test after testing Covid-19 positive, will return to lead the teams in both the T20I and ODI series against England starting July 7 in Southampton.

Indian squad for 1st T20I: Rohit Sharma (capt), Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik

Indian squad for 2nd and 3rd T20Is: Rohit Sharma (capt), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal , Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik

India squad for 3 ODIs: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan,

Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Pranand Krishna, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh

Originally published at Pen 18