The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to rest three key players for the upcoming ODI series against the England National Cricket Team. The two teams will be locking horns with each other in the three-match ODI series, which will be India’s only 50-over series ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
As per the reports in Sports Tak, it is learned that the skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and premier fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah won’t be playing the three-match ODI series against the England National Cricket Team, which will be played in February.
The selection committee will soon be taking a decision on the same, and the squad for the series will be announced soon. It’s fair to say that the squad for the England series will be similar to the one that will be playing the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, barring a few changes.
Currently, all three players are in Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, experiencing contrasting fortunes. While Rohit and Kohli have struggled to find form with the bat, Bumrah has been in exceptional touch, claiming an impressive 30 wickets across four Test matches.
INDIA VS ENGLAND, T20I AND ODI SERIES SCHEDULE
- 1st T20I on Wednesday, January 22 in Kolkata
- 2nd T20I on Saturday, January 25 in Chennai
- 3rd T20I on Tuesday, January 28 in Rajkot
- 4th T20I on Friday, January 31 in Pune
- 5th T20I on Sunday, February 2 in Mumbai
- 1st ODI on Thursday, February 6 in Nagpur
- 2nd ODI on Sunday, February 9 in Cuttack
- 3rd ODI on Wednesday, February 12 in Ahmedabad
