India vs England 2021: Full Schedule, Squads, Venues, Timings, Live Streaming Details And All You Need To Know

After having scripted one of India’s greatest-ever triumphs in its storied Test history- an unprecedented 2-1 series win in Australia- the focus of the Men in Blue will now turn to England as they lock horns with the ‘Three Lions’ in a full-fledged series consisting of four ICC Test Championship Tests, five Twenty20 Internationals and three ODIs.

The England tour of India will kickstart with the much-awaited Test series, the first match of which will be played at the iconic MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai from February 05. The Test series will be crucial to both sides’ fortunes- especially India’s- as they aim to finish in the top-two in the ICC World Test Championship table.

• Venues
• Schedule
• Squads
• When And Where To Watch And Live Streaming Details

India, thanks to their 2-1 heist in Australia, are currently at the numero-uno spot but they still need to win by at least 2-0 to ensure that they finish ahead of New Zealand and book their final for the summit clash at Lord’s.

England, on the other hand, besides winning the ongoing Test in Sri Lanka, will have to win by at least 3-0 if they have to harbour any thoughts of making it to Lord’s. The task is arduous given the fact that India is an impregnable force on home soil. The Men in Blue have dropped just one Test on home soil since the start of 2013 they have won 8 of their last 13 home Tests [5 draws] since losing to Australia in Pune in 2017. England will also be looking to avenge the 0-4 drubbing that they suffered at the hands of India during their last tour in 2016.

As far as the limited-overs series is concerned, while the ODI rubber will be important for England as they aim to gain points in ODI Super-league, all the focus will be on the five-match T20I series as both sides aim to build-up for the upcoming T20 World Cup in India later in the year

India vs England 2021 Venues:

The Test matches will take place in Chennai and Ahmedabad. The first two matches will take place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium while the last two will be held at the newly created Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad. The third Test will be a pink-ball affair.

The Test series will be followed by a five-match T20I rubber, which will take place at the Sardar Patel Stadium. The three-match ODI series will be played at the MCA Stadium in Pune. All the matches will take place behind closed doors.

India vs England 2021 Complete Schedule:

Tests:

• 1st Test: February 05-09, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 09: 30 AM IST
• 2nd Test: February 13-17, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 09: 30 AM IST
• 3rd Test: February 24-28, Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, 02:30 PM IST [D/N Test]
• 4th Test: March 04-08, Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, 09:30 PM IST

T2oIs: [All matches will take place in Ahmedabad]

• 1st T20I, March 12, 07:00 PM IST
• 2nd T20I, March 14, 07:00 PM IST
• 3rd T20I, March 16, 07:00 PM IST
• 4th T20I, March 18, 07:00 PM IST
• 5th T20I, March 20, 07:00 PM IST

ODIs: [All matches will take place in Pune]

• 1st ODI, March 23, 01:30 PM IST
• 2nd ODI, March 26, 01:30 PM IST
• 3rd ODI, March 28, 01:30 PM IST

India vs England 2021 Squads:

Both sides have named their respective squads for the first two Test matches.

India Squad [For the first two Tests]:

Virat Kohli (C), Ajinkya Rahane (VC), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (WK), Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur.

Standby players: Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shahbaz Nadeem, Rahul Chahar, Priyank Panchal, KS Bharat

England Squad [for the first two Tests]:

Joe Root (C), Jos Buttler (WK), Zak Crawley, Ben Foakes (WK), Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Ben Stokes, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes, Jofra Archer, Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Dom Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns.

India and England squads for the 3rd and 4th Tests: TBA

India and England squads for the T20I and ODI series: TBA

India vs England 2021 When And Where To Watch And Live Streaming Details:

Viewers can catch the entire England tour of India live on the Star Sports network. They can also live stream the same on Disney Hotstar.