Jos Buttler to lead, Joe Root returns as England announce squads for India tour and ICC Champions Trophy 2025

Jos Buttler-led England will tour India before the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

England have announced their squads for the white-ball tour of India and the ICC Champions Trophy (CT) 2025. The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup winners have maintained a healthy mix of experience and emerging talent.

The announcement includes the return of star batsman Joe Root to the ODI side for the first time since the 2023 ODI World Cup. However, the “Three Lions” will be without Ben Stokes, who is sidelined due to a hamstring injury sustained during the test series against New Zealand.

Jos Buttler retained the leadership of both white-ball squads despite England’s consecutive defeats in ICC tournaments – ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.

The squad consists of some exciting talents including Jacob Bethell and Rehan Ahmed, who have been impressive in the domestic circuit.

The India tour will begin with five T20Is in January followed by a three-match ODI series in February. On the other hand, the schedule of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is yet to be finalized.

Notably, England’s white-ball tour of India will be Brendon McCullum’s first assignment as white-ball coach of the side.

England ODI squad for India tour and 2025 Champions Trophy in Pakistan:

Jos Buttler (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith (wk) , Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt and Mark Wood

England T20I squad for India tour

Jos Buttler (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith (wk), Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt and Mark Wood

England’s tour of India 2025 schedule

T20Is

1st T20I: Wednesday, 22 January, Eden Gardens, Kolkata

2nd T20I: Saturday, 25 January, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

3rd T20I: Tuesday, 28 January, Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot

4th T20I: Friday, 31 January, MCA Stadium, Pune

5th T20I: Sunday, 2 February, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

ODIs

1st ODI: Thursday, 6 February, VCA Stadium, Nagpur

2nd ODI: Sunday, 9th February, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

3rd ODI: Wednesday, 12 February, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

The schedule for ICC CT 2025 is yet to be announced.

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