Jos ButtlerImage Source : AP

IND vs ENG: Jos Buttler not worried about playing T20s ahead of ODI Champions Trophy

England skipper Jos Buttler is not too worried about playing five T20 Internationals ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy that will be played in the One-Day format. Perhaps, he is looking forward to facing the full-strength Indian team in the T20I series.

by · India TV

England skipper Jos Buttler has cleared that the scheduling of the five-match T20I series against India is not going to affect their preparations for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy. For the unversed, India and England will face in the first of the five T20Is on January 22 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The two teams will also face each other in the three-match ODI series closer to the Champions Trophy.

But both India and England will play only these three ODIs in the run-up to the marquee tournament. This begs the question if the T20Is could've been reduced for One-Day Internationals with an ICC event coming soon. However, Buttler is only excited with the prospect of playing a champion team like India and is looking forward to doing well not worrying much about the schedule.

"It's going to be a great series against a really top side in their own conditions. There's loads to look forward to. I'm not worried about schedules at the moment. I'm just looking forward to playing some games," the England skipper said on the eve of the first T20I against India. "I think it's going to be a really exciting T20 series. Obviously, there's some ODIs to follow, so yeah, I'm just looking forward to the games," he added.

Meanwhile, England have also announced their playing XI for the first T20I as Ben Duckett is set to make a comeback at the top of the order. Buttler will move down to number three in the batting order even as the England captain has also given up gloves to Phil Salt who will do the wicketkeeping in this series.

England playing XI for first T20I vs India: Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (wk), Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook (vc), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

Jos Buttler set to create England T20 record, join Kohli, Gayle in elite list in T20I series vs IndiaJos Buttler, England's white-ball captain, will return to the field after a break of two months from international cricket with the T20I series against India. In the series opener, he has a chance to achieve a massive personal milestone and join Kohli, and Gayle in elite list.Edited By: Aditya Kukalyekar, 21 Jan 2025Vaishnavi Sharma of India picks up stunning hat-trick against hosts Malaysia in U19 Women's T20 World CupVaishnavi Sharma picked up a five-wicket haul in her four-over spell conceding just five runs and also bowled a maiden. Thanks to her exceptional spell, India managed to bundle out the hosts Malaysia for just 31 runs in U19 Women's T20 World Cup.Edited By: Aditya Kukalyekar, 21 Jan 2025England announce playing XI for 1st T20I against India, include 4 pacers; Buttler not to keep wicketsJos Buttler will not be keeping the wickets and Phil Salt will be as England named their playing XI 30 hours prior to the T20I series opener against India in Kolkata. The series opener will mark the return for pacer Mark Wood, who was ruled out of the second half of the year since August.Edited By: Anshul Gupta, 21 Jan 2025