A five-match T-20 series is going to start between India and England. The first match will be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata from 22 January. When England enters this series, it will also want to break its 11-year-long series defeat against India. In the last 11 years, there were four T-20 series between the two teams and the Indian team won all four. But this time the England team is ready to take revenge because of their dangerous team. So let's take a look at the England team and the head-to-head record of both the teams in T-20 International.

England has a great batting lineup

A 15-member England team was announced for the series against India. We will tell you about some of these players who have the potential to snatch the series from India. First comes England captain and wicketkeeper batsman Jos Buttler. Butler has scored 3389 runs with the help of 1 century and 25 half centuries. His strike rate is 147. England's young batsman Harry Brook is also in this list. He has made tremendous records in Tests. His batting in Tests has been excellent. Brook has scored eight centuries in 24 tests. At the same time, he can become a big threat for India in T-20 cricket also.

Liam Livingstone is a specialist batsman in T-20. At a strike rate of 151, Livingstone has scored 881 runs with the help of one century in 55 T-20 International matches. Apart from this, he also has 32 wickets in his account. Whereas 28 year old Phil Salt has scored three centuries each in International T-20. In 38 matches, he has scored 1106 runs at a strike rate of 165. England's young batsman, 21-year-old Jacob Bethel, has so far scored 173 runs in seven T20s at an excellent strike rate of 168. These include two half centuries.

Bowlers like Archer-Adil are also England's strength

Talking about bowlers, England has great bowlers like Joffra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid and Mark Wood. Archer has taken 35 wickets in 29 T20s. Their economy is below eight. Gus Atkinson has taken 52 wickets for England in just 11 tests. He has also taken 6 wickets in three T-20s. Now on India tour, it has to be seen what wonders he does in T-20 format. Talking about Mark Wood, he has taken 50 wickets in 34 matches in T-20 International. His best performance is 3/9. Spinner Adil Rashid is also a key player for England. The best performance of Adil, who took 126 wickets in 119 matches, is 4/2. And his economy is 7.34.

Head to head record of England and India in T-20

There have been a total of 24 T-20 matches between India and England so far, in which India has had the upper hand over England. England won 11 while India won 13 T-20 matches. England last defeated India in the T-20 series in 2014. After this, India captured the series four consecutive times in 2016-17, 2018, 2020-21 and again in 2022. But now the English team is preparing to take revenge from India.

England team for T-20 series against India

Jos Buttler (captain), Harry Brook, Phil Salt, Liam Livingston, Jacob Bethel, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Brydon Carse, Jamie Overton, Rehan Ahmed, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith and Saqib Mahmood.