Injured India quick Jasprit Bumrah will miss the five-match T20 international series with England, while Mohammad Shami returned to the team after more than a year out with an ankle injury, the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI). .
Bumrah, the highest wicket-taker in the recent Test series with Australia, which India lost 3-1, suffered back spasms during the final Test in Sydney, forcing him to leave the match midway through the match. game.
Seamer Shami, who had surgery on his injured ankle, is back for the first time since the 50-over World Cup final in November 2023, where hosts India lost to Australia.
Rishabh Pant is another notable absence, with Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel the two goalkeepers named in the squad.
India will host England in the first T20 on January 22, with the series concluding on February 12 with a three-match one-day series before next month’s Champions Trophy.
