After winning the 5th Test England take on India in a white-ball series comprising of three T20Is and three ODIs. The series kicks off with the first T20I on July 7. Both teams have had a day’s turnaround ahead of the first T20I. The Men in Blue are topping the T20I rankings while England is placed second.
England have announced a 14-man T20I squad with Jos Buttler taking over from Eoin Morgan as the skipper of the white-ball side. Joe Root, Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow have been rested from the T20Is series but will be back for the T20Is.
England will face a weakened Indian team in the first T20I as BCCI has announced two different squads for the series. This is where the hosts have a chance to take a lead in the series. In this article, we predict England’s playing Xi for the first T20I against India.
IND vs ENG: England’s Predicted Playing XI Against India, 1st T20I
Jos Buttler (C/WK)
Buttler, the new EnglandT20I skipper is a specialist in the format and will open the batting in the series. He has a role to play at the top for his team.
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