The Indian selectors have selected a group of 35 players who could be part of India a team for the next tour of England. This tour is considered to be a preparation for the large series of five -game tests against England, which will also be the start of India’s new World Test (WTC) championship cycle.
Tour A should start about a week after the IPL 2025 in progress, the last scheduled for May 27. According to a report by you, Test and Captain Odi Rohit Sharma should travel with India a team.
It is said that the BCCI and the national selectors believe that a strong and experienced leader is a must for the next difficult tour of England, and that is why Rohit’s retention is almost confirmed.
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Is India short 35 players for England a tour; Rohit Sharma is likely to continue as a captain
After a poor performance on the Australian tour, there were many rumors on a possible change of test captain. But now Rohit is likely to travel with the team as a captain after having led the team to the ICC Champions Trophy Trophy title.
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A BCCI source revealed: “Rohit is most likely to travel because the board of directors considers that a strong captain is needed through the series, which is probably as difficult as the tour in Australia.”
Meanwhile, national selectors would not have much confidence in Sarfaraz Khan. Instead, they are likely to give Rajat Patidar or Karun Nair a chance in the A games.
The source added: “Regarding the intermediate order, the management of the team showed very little confidence in the capacity of Sarfaraz Khan. Nair and Patidar are experienced players and are in good shape. It is likely that at least one of them will be a team on India. ”
The future of Shreyas Iyer test in limbo !!
On the other hand, BCCI has not yet decided to return from Shreyas Iyer to the test team. He played a test for the last time in February 2024 against England and was then excluded from the central contracts and the test team to ignore the interior matches with the Mumbai team.
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The source added: “As for Iyer, it was abandoned last year according to its bad yields in the test cricket. An end call has not yet been taken. ” In particular, India will play three four -day red ball games against the Lions of England after IPL 2025 as part of their preparations for the high -level test series.
The U-19 team takes place for England Tour before 2026 World Cup
Meanwhile, the national team under 19 will also go to England to prepare for the under -19 World Cup next year. They should play five games of 50 50 and two unofficial test games against the team under 19 in England at the end of June.
Young talents like Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, who play for the Royals of Rajasthan in IPL 2025, and Ayush Mhatre, 17, who are linked to Chennai Super Kings, should be included in Squad for England Tour.
The under -19 World Cup will take place in January 2026 and will be organized jointly by Zimbabwe and Namibia. The BCCI source added: “Boys under 19 from India will run in England this summer. The team will reach the United Kingdom on June 21. ”
