India vs England Series 2021: T20I’s, ODI and Test schedule, venues, squads and Fixtures

India vs England Series 2021: T20I’s, ODI and Test schedule, venues, squads and Fixtures.

India vs England Series 2021: After a long gap of a year and a half, India will kick-start its home run once again starting with England. India last played in home conditions back in November 2019.

India and England are scheduled to play a series of games in India. The series will begin on 05th February with Test matches. Both the sides will play four matches test series, the first two tests will be hosted in Chennai while the other two will be held in Ahmedabad, Gujrat.

After the test series, India and England will play a five-game Twenty20 series at newly build Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad. And to end the tour a three games ODI series will be played in Pune

The third test at Motera Stadium will be the Day/night test and will begin on 24th February.

All the players will undergo three rounds of Covid-10 testing before heading out to the park. Both the teams will stay in the same hotel and the hotel will be locked for the outsiders. India and England will enter the hotel on 27th January and will undergo three days quarantine.

There will be no crowd entry for the first two test games, Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) clarified. All the person involving in the game will have to undergo strict rules and covid testings.

India vs England Test Series 2021 Schedule and Fixture:

Test MatchDateVenueTime
1st Test MatchFebruary 05-09MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai09:30 AM IST
2nd Test MatchFebruary 13-17MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai09:30 AM IST
3rd Test MatchFebruary 24-28Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad [D/N]02:30 PM IST [D/N Test]
4th Test MatchMarch 04-08Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad09:30 AM IST

India vs England T20I series 2021 Schedule and Fixtures:

T20I MatchDayVenueTime
1st T20IMarch 12Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad07:00 PM IST
2nd T20IMarch 14Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad07:00 PM IST
3rd T20IMarch 16Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad07:00 PM IST
4th T20IMarch 18Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad07:00 PM IST
5th T20IMarch 20Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad07:00 PM IST

India vs England ODI Series 2021 Schedule and Fixture:

ODI MatchDayVenueTime
1st ODIMarch 23Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune01:30 PM IST
2nd ODIMarch 26Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune01:30 PM IST
3rd ODIMarch 28Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune01:30 PM IST

India squad for the first two tests against England:

Virat Kohli (C),  Cheteshwar Pujara, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya,  Axar Patel, Rishabh Pant (WK),  Ajinkya Rahane (VC), Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Washington Sundar, Mayank Agarwal,  Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Md. Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur.

Net bowlers: Ankit Rajpoot, Sandeep Warrier, Krishnappa Gowtham, Saurabh Kumar, Avesh Khan.

Standby players: Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shahbaz Nadeem, Rahul Chahar, Priyank Panchal, KS Bharat.

England Squad for the first two tests against India:

Joe Root (C), Jos Buttler (WK), Olly Stone, Chris Woakes, Ben Foakes (WK), Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, James Anderson, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Moeen Ali, Dom Bess, Zak Crawley, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns.

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