The Indian men’s cricket team will travel to England next month to take part in a five-match Test series. The series opener is scheduled to take place at Headingley in Leeds from June 20. India have not won a Test series in England since getting the better of the Poms in 2007 with a scoreline of 1-0 in a three-match series under Rahul Dravid’s leadership.
After failing to qualify for the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025 final, Team India would like to make a fresh start in the WTC 2025-27 cycle and secure a rare Test series win in England.
For the high-profile away series, Indian selectors are set to announce India’s squad in the coming days, and in all likelihood, Rohit Sharma will lead the side. The 38-year-old right-handed batter was horribly out of form in the last Test series India played against Australia between November 2024 and January 2025. After Rohit could only manage to score 31 runs in five innings of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, it was reported that he would not be considered for Test cricket again, but things have changed.
Here’s a look at India’s likely squad for the Test series against England:
Batters: Rohit is all set to feature in the five-match Test series against England and will captain the side as well. Along with him, India’s highest-ranked Test batter Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli are all set to be picked along with KL Rahul, who could also be India’s backup wicketkeeper if needed. It will be interesting to see if Tamil Nadu batter B Sai Sudharsan, who has been in red-hot form these days, also manages to find a place on the flight to England. If the reports are to be believed then there are high chances of his inclusion as a backup opener.
Karun Nair was in red-hot form in the 2024-25 domestic season, and he also has a triple-century to his name in Test cricket against England. The right-handed batter who last played a Test match in 2017 could also get a chance.