The T20I series between India and England is going to start in Kolkata from January 22. This tour of India is very important for England because after the 5-match T20I series, the English team will also play a 3-match ODI series, which will be very important in view of the Champions Trophy 2025 to be held in Pakistan and Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) from February 19. Before the start of the T20I series against India, England coach Brendon McCullum said that this will be a great and exciting series. We knew about it two months ago and it is fantastic.

Butler will not fulfill this big responsibility

Coach McCullum further said that Butler will play as a specialist batsman and will not do wicketkeeping on this tour. He said that he thinks he will not do wicketkeeping in this series. He will do wicketkeeping from the field itself and I think this is a really positive thing for us because it gives Jos the opportunity to take the final decision with the bowler and talk to the bowlers in their last moments instead of being in 22 yards.

Jos Buttler will captain England in the T20I series while dashing batsman Harry Brook will take over as vice-captain. England made this big announcement before the first T20I. The England Cricket Board appointed Harry Brook as the vice-captain of England's white-ball team, information of which was given on X. ECB wrote - Harry Brook, the vice-captain of our new men's white-ball team.

England squad for T20I series against India:  Jos Buttler (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook (vice-captain), Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood. 

England's squad for the ODI series against India is as follows: Jos Buttler (captain), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook (vice-captain), Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood.