India vs England 2025 T20 Series Best Playing 11 Revealed

India vs England 2025 T20 Series Both Teams Best Playing 11

January 13, 2025 Abhay Kothari Abhishek Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Cricgasm, Cricket, Cricket News, England Cricket Team, Hardik Pandya, India Cricket Team, India vs England, Mohammed Shami, Nitish Reddy, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, T20 Cricket, Team India, Tilak Varma 6 min read

Key ODI players rested in the Indian team in our research for the best possible playing 11 for the India vs England 2025 T20 series.

It’s time for the first T20 series for the Indian team in 2025, and we have the England team touring India for a 5-match T20 series. The new-look Indian team under Suryakumar Yadav has been the only positive so far under Gautam Gambhir’s Coaching tenure. Suryakumar Yadav has led the team brilliantly since becoming a full-time Captain, and has not lost a series yet since India’s T20 World Cup triumph last year in 2024.

After leading the team to a series victory against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and South Africa, England will force a new challenge to the SKY-led Indian team. England have some outstanding T20 players with them, and will definitely give more bang for their buck to the Indian team. It’s been almost 4 years since India last played a T20 series against England. India have an impeccable record against England in bilateral T20Is having last lost a T20 series in 2011.

But it’s a new year and new challenge for the Indian team, who are currently in a transition stage in T20Is after their stalwarts, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli retired from T20Is to focus on Champions Trophy 2025 and Test matches. So, with the official squad that Team India have selected, let’s analyze the complete team, and look at the India vs England 2025 T20 series best playing 11 for both teams.

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India vs England 2025 Official T20 Squad and Players List

Rinku Singh
Suryakumar Yadav (c)
Tilak Varma
Dhruv Jurel (wk)
Sanju Samson (wk)
Abhishek Sharma
Axar Patel
Hardik Pandya
Nitish Reddy
Washington Sundar
Arshdeep Singh
Harshit Rana
Mohammed Shami
Ravi Bishnoi
Varun Chakravarthy

If we observe the squad for the Indian team, we are seeing a few changes from the squad that played against South Africa. The ones that have been added include Nitish Reddy, Harshit Rana, and Mohammed Shami. While Nitish and Harshit missed the last T20 series due to the Australia Test series, Shami makes a comeback after injury. The ones that have been omitted include Ramandeep Singh, Vyshak Vijyaykumar, and Yash Dayal.

India vs England 2025 T20 Playing 11 Revealed

Talking about India’s best playing 11 for the T20 series, the team is still without a few first-choice players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, and Jasprit Bumrah. With these three not there, India are likely to once again see Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson as openers. While Sanju has been exceptionally well in the T20Is off late, Abhishek needs to focus on consistency to be able to make a long-lasting impression on the Indian team in the absence of Yashasvi Jaiswal.

For the middle-order, India have a solid combination with two lefties, Tilak Varma and Rinku Singh, and one righty Suryakumar Yadav. Tilak had a fantastic South Africa series, and SKY will want him to bat at number 3. Suryakumar Yadav, who generally bats at 3, will make this selfless sacrifice, and let Tilak play at number 3, and himself play at number 4. For number 5, Rinku Singh is a great option who can tackle the spinners, and then can unleash in the death overs.

For the finishing duties, India will have three options in the form of Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, and Nitish Reddy. If a player like Nitish Reddy comes at 8, it signifies the batting depth India will have in T20Is going forward. It is undoubtedly as solid as one can get. Nitish, who will be technically replacing Ramandeep Singh will have 1-2 overs to bowl, and play the role of an aggressor in the batting.

Return of Shami

Finally, in the bowling department, we should see the comeback of India’s leading pacer, Mohammed Shami. Shami needs good bowling practice before he is fit and available for the Champions Trophy. He is undoubtedly a key player for the Indian team, and in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, his role becomes even more important. Aside from Shami, Arshdeep Singh and Vaun Chakravarthy should be the key bowlers for Team India.

India vs England 2025 T20 Series Best Playing 11 for Indian Team:

Abhishek Sharma
Sanju Samson (wk)
Tilak Varma
Suryakumar Yadav (c)
Rinku Singh
Hardik Pandya
Axar Patel
Nitish Reddy
Arshdeep Singh
Mohammed Shami
Varun Chakravarthy

Talking about England’s playing 11, we should see Phil Salt and Will Jacks as openers. The middle-order should belong to Jos Buttler, Jacob Bethell, and Harry Brook. With a sold top 5, the finishers are once again solid in the form of Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, and Rehan Ahmed. Finally, for the bowling lineup, we should see Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, and Jofra Archer.