After playing five consecutive Tests in Australia, the Indian cricket team is now going to play five consecutive T20 matches against England at home. The series will start from January 22 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Suryakumar Yadav will command Team India for the T-20 series, while the responsibility of vice-captaincy rests on the shoulders of Akshar Patel. But do you know what the playing eleven of Team India could be for the first T20 between India and England? If not, then let's take a look at the possible playing eleven of Team India for the first T20.

Team India could be like this for the first T20

Head coach Gautam Gambhir and Suryakumar Yadav will have the challenge of choosing the best playing eleven. Being the captain, Suryakumar Yadav and being the vice-captain, Akshar Patel is certain to play. Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma will field in the opening. Sanju will also be seen handling the responsibility of wicketkeeping. Tilak Verma will play at number three. Samson, Tilak and Abhishek had performed brilliantly in the T20 series against South Africa in 2024. Sanju and Tilak had scored two centuries each in this series.

Rinku Singh, Akshar Patel and Hardik Pandya will provide strength to Team India in batting in the middle order. Hardik and Akshar will prove to be important with the bat as well as the ball. Talking about bowling, star bowler Mohammed Shami, who is returning from injury after a long time, is certain to play. Arshdeep Singh will support him. Arshdeep had recently performed strongly in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He is also the highest wicket taker for India in T-20 International. The responsibility of spin department will be in the hands of Varun Chakraborty and Ravi Bishnoi.

Will these players be out of Team India?

BCCI had announced a 15-member squad for the T-20 series against England. In the first of these, we have told you about the possible playing XI of Team India in T-20. The four players who can be out of Team India for the first match are Nitish Kumar Reddy, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar and Harshit Rana.

Team India's probable playing eleven for the first T20:

Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Axar Patel (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Shami.