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Joe Root will return to one-day cricket for England’s tour of India and the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, but Ben Stokes has been ruled out through injury.
Brendan McCullum’s first squads as England white-ball coach have been named ahead of next month’s tour of India – which includes three ODIs, five IT20s – and the Champions Trophy in Pakistan in February and March.
Yorkshire batsman Root, who has not played ODI cricket since the World Cup in November 2023, is making an ODI-only comeback.
England Test captain Stokes has not been considered for selection as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury sustained against New Zealand earlier this month.
After impressing with bat and ball in England’s Test series win in New Zealand, Warwickshire’s Jacob Bethell has been named in both squads.
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Sky Sports’ Michael Atherton reflects on England’s stunning win over New Zealand and says Joe Root is ‘undoubtedly’ the best in the world right now
Leicestershire international Rehan Ahmed joins the IT20 squad, but there was no place for Sam Curran or Reece Topley in either of the 15-man squads named by McCullum for his first tour and tournament in charge of England’s white-ball sides.
The England tour group leaves for India on January 17 before the first IT20 in Kolkata on January 22.
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England captain Ben Stokes says as disappointing as it was to lose the third Test against New Zealand, he is still pleased they achieved their goal of winning the three-match series
England IT20 squad: Jos Buttler (captain, Lancashire), 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).
India v England IT20 Schedule
- First IT20: Eden Gardens, Kolkata – Wednesday, January 22
- Other IT20: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai – Saturday 25th January
- Third IT20: Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot – Tuesday 28 January
- Fourth IT20: MCA Stadium, Pune – Friday, January 31
- Fifth IT20: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – Sunday 2 February
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Ahead of Jacob Bethell’s Test debut in England’s first game against New Zealand in Christchurch, former captain Joe Root praised the youngster saying he ‘has all the components to be successful in this format’
England ODI squad: Jos Buttler (captain, Lancashire), 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).
India v England ODI Schedule
- First ODI: VCA Stadium, Nagpur – Thursday 6th February
- Other ODIs: Barabati Stadium, Cuttack – Sunday 9th February
- Third ODI: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad – Wednesday, February 12
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