This is how the 18-member Indian team was finalized for the 5 Tests against England, return of 5 dreaded players including Shami-Iyer!

Team India: India has played its last bilateral series against Australia in the World Test Championship 2023/25. In this 5-match series, Team India had to face a shameful defeat of 3 – 1 and with this, their dream of playing the WTC final for the third consecutive time was also shattered. However, now BCCI has started its preparations for the next cycle of WTC and a pool of talented players has been prepared.

These players will play against England

In WTC 2025/27, India has to play its first Test series on England tour. A series of 5 matches will be played between the two countries from June. For this, many dreaded players may return to Team India. Taking lessons from the Australia tour, players will be selected for certain roles. India's fast bowling looked weak against the Kangaroos. In such a situation, Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar may return to the Indian camp.

These giants will also return

Indian batsmen were seen struggling on fast pitches in BGT. Except for a few innings, none of the batsmen were successful in staying on the pitch for long. In such a situation, players like Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane were greatly missed. However, he can be brought back for the England tour. Apart from this, Shreyas Iyer can also be called to strengthen the middle order. Let us take a look at the possible squad of India for the England tour –

Possible Team India for England tour –

Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Akashdeep.