India vs England: Selectors to pick squad for first two Test matches on Tuesday

Indian selectors led by Chetan Sharma will meet on Tuesday to pick squ for first two Tests against England which gets underway at MA Chidambaram Stium in Chennai from February 5.

Ishant Sharma to make a comback?

An eye will be on injury status of likes of Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, R Ashwin, and Jasprit Bumrah. Chief selector Chetan, Sunil Joshi, Harvinder Singh, Debasis Mohanty, and Abey Kuruvilla will need to see if likes of Bumrah and Ashwin can be back for first game in Chennai after missing out on final Test of series against Australia at Gabba.

While veteran pacer Ishant Sharma is almost certain to come back into team after putting up a strong display for Delhi in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has also done well for Uttar Presh. While Ishant has picked five wickets in four games with best figures of 2/16, Bhuvi has picked four wickets from four outings with best figures of 3/22.

Virat Kohli is set to return as skipper after going on paternity leave during ongoing series against Australia and one of tougher calls will be to accommodate likes of Shardul Thakur, T Natarajan, and Washington Sundar in team for Tests against England. After ir inspiring show in final game at Gabba, it will be a little unfair if big players return to take ir positions back.

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England tour of India 2020/21

England will be visiting India for an all-format bilateral series that will go on for almost two months. grueling tour with English cricket team comprises four Test matches, five T20Is, and three ODIs up until March 28. five-match Test series will also constitute a major part of ongoing inaugural ICC World Test Championship.

tour kicks off with first Test that will be played in Chennai's M.A. Chidambaram Stium. Meanwhile, entire bilateral series has been restricted to just three venues by Sourav Ganguly-led BCCI committee. In an official statement by Indian board, decision for limited venues was me due to coronavirus crisis that is prevailing in country. venues decided for series are Chennai’s M. A. Chidambaram Stium, Ahmedab’s Sardar Patel Stium, and Pune’s Maharashtra Cricket Association Stium.

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Here's entire schedule of England's tour of India:

Test series

1st Test:   5th-9th   Feb (Chennai)
2nd Test: 13th-17th Feb (Chennai)
3rd Test:  24th-28th Feb (Ahmedab)
4th Test:   4th  8th Mar (Ahmedab)

T20I series

1st T20I: 12th  Mar (Ahmedab)
2nd T20I: 14th Mar (Ahmedab)
3rd T20I: 16th Mar (Ahmedab)
4th T20I: 18th Mar (Ahmedab)
5th T20I: 20th Mar (Ahmedab)

ODI series

1st ODI: 23rd Mar  (Pune)
2nd ODI: 26th Mar  (Pune)
3rd ODI: 28th Mar  (Pune)

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(With ANI Inputs)