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However on the eve of the first T20 International, skipper Virat Kohli made it clear that his deputy Rohit Sharma and the flamboyant KL Rahul will be the settled first choice opening combination going into the World T20 with Shikhar Dhawan being in the reserves.
The Gujarat Cricket Association said the entire stadium is sanitised before allowing 50 per cent crowd for the series.
For skipper Virat Kohli, the primary aim will be to get an idea of his core group of players going into the ICC T20 World Cup in October.
Hardik Pandya slogs it hard at the nets ahead of the first T20 match against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
The frontline Indian pacer hasn't played for India post-pandemic due to a hamstring injury that occured during IPL 2020.
Bhuvneshwar is known to bowl miserly in the death overs especially in the IPL for SunRisers Hyderabad.
Hosts India and England will be engaged in a T20 series, starting here on Friday, and that will be followed by a three-game ODI rubber.
English players are often criticised by the country's former cricketers for playing in the lucrative league.
The selectors have picked IPL performers like Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan and Rahul Tewatia for the England series while the in-form Rishabh Pant has made a comeback.
India vice-captain Rohit Sharma expects Hardik Pandya and Rishabh to contribute substantially in the T20 series, and also answered the question about his opening partner when India face England in the first match on March 12.
Washington has an impressive economy rate of less than 7 per over (6.95) in 26 games for the country.
The T20I series against England will be the first of India's preparatory series this year leading up to the World T20 that will be held in India in October-November.
India vice-captain Rohit Sharma expects Hardik Pandya to contribute substantially with the ball in the T20 series, having seen him do "everything he could" to get back to his best following a back surgery that kept him away from bowling regularly in international cricket.
Jadeja has been out of action since the third Test against Australia.
Jofra Archer's appearances in Test cricket for England have been restricted by frequent injuries and the team's rotation policy which led to him missing their two-Test series in Sri Lanka.
In a bid to maximise their dealings with the boundary rope, India will have to reconsider their batting lineup in T20Is and through this piece, we bring to you a few possibilities that the management can look at en route to their WT20 preparation.
Following India's 3-1 series triumph in Tests, the Indian skipper says the mission stays the same for the five-match T20 series, beginning in Ahmedabad from Friday.
Kohli is 72 runs away from becoming the first batsman to score 3,000 runs in T20 International cricket.
The five-match T20I series between India and England will start from March 12, with all matches scheduled at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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