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Virat Kohli with Quinton de Kock (ANI) Jos Buttler has been named England captain for ODIs and T20s (ANI)
their first Test series victory in En- the series 2-1. mar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Shami, Mohd
gland since 2007. However, they face India’s squad for 1st T20I: Ro- Iyer, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Rishabh Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.
an England side riding high on mo- hit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravin- JOS BUTTLER NAMED ENGLAND
mentum under the new leadership of Ruturaj Gaekwad, Sanju Samson, dra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar
coach Brendon McCullum and cap- Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hoo- Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, SKIPPER
tain Ben Stokes. da, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, ngland and Wales Cricket
They swept New Zealand - the (wk), Hardik Pandya, Venkatesh Harshal Patel, Umran Malik
Board (ECB) announced on
reigning ICC World Test Champion- Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, India’s squad for 3 ODIs: Rohit EThursday that batter Jos But-
ship winners - 3-0 at home while India Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sharma (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, tler has been appointed as the captain
will only have played one warm-up Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arsh- Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Suryaku- of England Men’s team across both
match against Leicestershire heading deep Singh, Umran Malik mar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh white-ball formats.
into the Test. India’s squad for 2nd and 3rd Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra He succeeds Eoin Morgan, who
England have adopted a high- T20I: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Is- Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Yuzven-
risk, high-reward strategy under han Kishan, Virat Kohli, Suryaku- dra Chahal, Axar Patel, J Bumrah, retired from international cricket
earlier this week. The ECB Interim
McCullum and Stokes, a move that Chair, Martin Darlow, and Interim
helped them secure convincing victo- Chief Executive Officer, Clare Con-
ries against New Zealand. nor, approved the appointment on
Sam Billings, who was called up
as England’s first official Covid sub- Wednesday evening following the
recommendation by the Managing
stitute, retains his place for his third Director of England Men’s Cricket,
Test cap. Rob Key. Buttler has been part of
INDIA ANNOUNCES SQUADS England’s white-ball teams for over

FOR T20I, ODI SERIES a decade. He played his first T2OI
game in 2011 and made his ODI de-
he All-India Senior Selection but a year later. The wicketkeeper/
Committee has picked the batsman has been an integral part of
Tsquads for the three-match the set-up, having been vice-captain
T20I and ODI series against England since 2015 and has led the team 14
to be played after the fifth Test. times previously (Nine ODIs and five
Rohit Sharma will be leading the T20Is). He has represented England
side in both the series. Virat Kohli 151 times in ODIs scoring 4,120 runs
also makes his return to the side after at an average of 41.20, including 10
the 1st T20I. India and England will hundreds.
lock horns with each other in three “There is excellent strength-in-
T20Is starting from July 7 onwards. depth in the white-ball squads, and
Both the teams will play three ODIs I am looking forward to leading the
starting from July 12. teams out for the series that are com-
Meanwhile, India will square off ing up against India starting next
against England in the fifth and final week and later in July against South
Test from July 1 onwards at Edg- Africa. It is the greatest honour to
baston. The rescheduled match is a captain your country, and when I
part of last year’s five-match Test se- have had the chance to step in the
ries that had to be delayed after the past, I have loved doing it. I cannot
fourth Test due to a COVID-19 out- Rohit Sharma is out of action because of a Covid infection (ANI) wait to take this team forward,” But-
break in the Indian camp. India led tler said.

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