After a humiliating Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, the Indian cricket team is all set to welcome England for a 5-match T20I series. While T20Is don’t hold a lot of significance in 2025 as there is no ICC event in this format, it is of paramount importance for India’s self-confidence in international cricket.
Surya Kumar Yadav and Gautam Gambhir have forged a good captain-coach bond and have won T20I series against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and South Africa. They would be confident of humbling England and winning the series at home.
One of the biggest names that was included in India’s squad in the T20I series was Mohammad Shami. We will explain in detail how crucial this pick is in terms of the Indian point of view.
In this article, we take a look at the top 3 bowlers to watch out for in the IND vs ENG T20I series:
1. Mohammad Shami (India)
Indian ace pacer Mohammad Shami stages a comeback into the Indian side for the first time since November 2023. The 34-year-old cricketer last played in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 finals and was out of cricketing action because of a heel and knee injury.
He will be a key player to watch out for in the upcoming IND vs ENG T20I series 2025 as he will be the leader of the pack. Shami last played a T20I game way back in 2022 in the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 against England.
He has oodles of experience under his belt and his domineering presence in the field will help the Indian cricket team a lot.
2. Adil Rashid (England)
Leg-spinner Adil Rashid will be one of the top English bowlers to watch out for. The 36-year-old cricketer is one of the most experienced cricketers in the T20I squad of England and has 126 wickets under his belt in 119 T20Is.
He had bagged 4 wickets in 3 games in the previous T20I assignment of England and would be a key player to watch out for in the upcoming series.
3. Varun Chakravarthy (India)
In just 13 T20Is so far for India, mystery spinner Varun Chakrvarthy has left a lasting impression. He has taken 19 wickets so far and has a fantastic economy of 6.79. Varun Chakravarthy can literally spin a web and trap the opposition batters with his guile and variations.
In the last T20I series of India versus South Africa in November 2024, Varun Chakravarthy finished as the highest wicket-taker with 12 wickets in 4 games.
Chakravarthy bagged a fifer in the 2nd T20I between India and South Africa at St. George’s Park in Gqeberha on 10th November 2024.
