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.

Team India have left out Mohammed Shami from the Playing XI for the 1st T20I against England at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday. The Surya Kumar Yadav-led India won the toss and elected to bowl. 'A good headache (playing XI selection), we want to stick to our strengths,' Yadav said at the toss.

Following a grueling Test season, India and England are set to lock horns in the five-match T20I series. The iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata hosts the series opener tonight. Suryakumar Yadav is back as India's T20I captain,

India and England are locking horns with each other in this five-match T20I series. The 1st IND vs ENG T20I is being played at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata

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India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and chose to bat against England in the first T20I at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. But cricket fans will have to wait to see the return of pacer Mohammed Shami as India have gone with three spinners in Axar Patel,

The series will start at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata - a venue where haven't lost a T20I since 2011. The last time these two teams faced each other was in the semifinal of the T20 World Cup in 2024 where India beat England by a comprehensive 68 runs.

England Cricket Board (ECB) on Tuesday announced their Playing Eleven of the first T20I match against India at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.The first T20I match between England and India will be played on Wednesday at Eden Gardens at 7 Pm.