Was Mohammed Shami not fit? Wasn't the whole idea of picking Shami for the England T20Is to give him match practice for the Champions Trophy?

India has won the toss and elected to bowl first in the series-opening T20 against England's cricketers in Kolkata.

India are facing England in the opening T20I match of the series in Kolkata. Here are the toss update, playing XIs and other details of the IND Vs ENG T20I cricket match

India outclassed England in the first T20I at Eden Gardens in Kolkata to equal a major record of Pakistan in T20 cricket. Abhishek Sharma's blistering knock of 79 powered India to a seven-wicket win over England while chasing a mediocre score of 133.

India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to bowl in the first T20I of the five-match series against England at the iconic Eden Gardens on Wednesday. With four consecutive series triumphs,

Here is India's likely XI vs England for the 1st T20I at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Rinku Singh is likely to miss out while Mohammed Shami returns.

Why is Mohammed Shami not playing 1st T20I against England 2025? (Source: BCCI/twitter/X) India's Strategy for the 1st T20I: Suryakumar Yadav Opts to Bowl First The first T20I of the five-match series between and England will be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday,

Suryakumar Yadav's Indian cricket team is going one-on-one against Jos Buttler-led England side in the first T20I of the five-match series which is being played at the Eden Gardens. in Kolkata, on January 22 (Wednesday).

After a stellar 2024 in which India ruled the T20 format, Suryakumar Yadav and Gautam Gambhir would hope for the same as IND take on ENG in the first of the five matches at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.