England Men’s Squads Announced for India Tour and ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025

The England Men’s selection panel has named the squads for next month’s white-ball tour of India, which includes three ODIs, five IT20s, and the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025, hosted by Pakistan in February and March 2025.

Both squads feature 15 players, marking the first tour and tournament under Head Coach Brendon McCullum.

England Men’s ODI Squad – India Tour & ICC Men’s Champions Trophy

Jos Buttler (Lancashire) (Captain)

Jofra Archer (Sussex)

Gus Atkinson (Surrey)

Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire)

Harry Brook (Yorkshire)

Brydon Carse (Durham)

Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)

Jamie Overton (Surrey)

Jamie Smith (Surrey)

Liam Livingstone (Lancashire)

Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)

Joe Root (Yorkshire)

Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire)

Phil Salt (Lancashire)

Mark Wood (Durham)

England Men’s IT20 Squad – India Tour

Jos Buttler (Lancashire) (Captain)

Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire)

Jofra Archer (Sussex)

Gus Atkinson (Surrey)

Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire)

Harry Brook (Yorkshire)

Brydon Carse (Durham)

Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)

Jamie Overton (Surrey)

Jamie Smith (Surrey)

Liam Livingstone (Lancashire)

Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)

Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire)

Phil Salt (Lancashire)

Mark Wood (Durham)

Yorkshire batter Joe Root makes his return to the ODI side for the first time since the ICC Men’s World Cup in November 2023.

Durham all-rounder Ben Stokes was not considered for selection as he continues to be assessed following a left hamstring injury sustained during the third Test match against New Zealand earlier this month.

Leicestershire leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed joins the IT20 squad, while Root is selected only for the ODIs.

The tour party depart on 17 January 2025.

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England Men’s White-Ball Tour of India Schedule:

IT20s:

1^st IT20: India v England, Wednesday 22 January, Eden Gardens, Kolkata

2^nd IT20: India v England, Saturday 25 January, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

3^rd IT20: India v England, Tuesday 28 January, Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot

4^th IT20: India v England, Friday 31 January, MCA Stadium, Pune

5^th IT20: India v England, Sunday 2 February, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

ODIs:

1^st ODI: India v England, Thursday 6 February, VCA Stadium, Nagpur

2^nd ODI: India v England, Sunday 9^th February, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

3^rd ODI: India v England, Wednesday 12 February, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025:

Full schedule will be announced in due course.