English cricket team in India in 2020–21
English cricket team in India in 2020–21 | |||
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India | England | ||
Dates | 5 February – 28 March 2021 | ||
Captains | Virat Kohli | Joe Root (Tests) | |
Test series | |||
One Day International series | |||
Twenty20 International series |
The England cricket team are touring India during February and March 2021 to play four Test matches, three One Day International (ODI) and five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1] The Tests will form part of the inaugural 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship,[2] and the ODI series will form part of the inaugural 2020–23 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[3] In December 2020, the full itinerary was released with three venues hosting the entire tour.[4][5]
Background
Originally, England were scheduled to tour India in September and October 2020 to play the ODI and T20I matches.[6] However, after the 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[7] the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) was rescheduled to be played in its place.[8] In February 2020, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that they would like to play a day/night Test match at the refurbished Motera Stadium.[9] The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed the changes to England's tour in August 2020.[10]
On 20 August 2020, Sourav Ganguly, president of the BCCI, said that India would host England to fulfil their Future Tours Programme (FTP) commitments.[11] In September 2020, the BCCI were also in discussions with the Emirates Cricket Board with regards to using the United Arab Emirates to host the series, due to the COVID-19 situation.[12][13] Later the same month, Sourav Ganguly reiterated that it was a "priority" to host the matches in India, and that the BCCI were continuing to monitor the COVID-19 situation.[14]
The tour's itinerary originally was scheduled to have five Tests, three ODIs and three T20I matches.[15] However, in November 2020, Sourav Ganguly confirmed that one of the Test matches had been dropped with two more T20I matches added to the tour, in preparation for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[16] On 1 January 2021, the Government of India announced that up to 50% of fans would be allowed in stadiums for sporting events, and it was expected that the BCCI would also allow fans in the stadiums for the series.[17] Initially, the BCCI and the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) took the decision not to allow fans into the stadium for the first two Test matches.[18][19] However, the decision was later reversed, with up to 50% of fans allowed to attend the second Test.[20] On 27 January 2021, the England team arrived in Chennai to begin their quarantine ahead of the first Test.[21]
The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that Nitin Menon would be one of the on-field umpires for the first two Test matches.[22] Anil Chaudhary and Virender Sharma were also named as on-field umpires for the first and second Tests respectively, with both of them making their debuts as Test cricket umpires.[23]
Ahead of the first Test, Channel 4 secured the live broadcasting rights for the whole tour.[24] The last time the channel screened live international cricket in the United Kingdom was for the 2005 Ashes series.[25] It is also the first full broadcast of an England overseas Test series on terrestrial television in the United Kingdom.[26]
Squads
On 19 January 2021, the BCCI named India's squad for the first two Test matches.[29] They also named K. S. Bharat, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shahbaz Nadeem, Rahul Chahar and Priyank Panchal as standby players, and Ankit Rajpoot, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Warrier, Krishnappa Gowtham and Saurabh Kumar as net bowlers.[30] Two days later, the ECB announced England's squad for the first two Test matches, with James Bracey, Mason Crane, Saqib Mahmood, Matt Parkinson, Ollie Robinson and Amar Virdi named as reserve players.[31] Ollie Pope was not originally named in England's Test squad after sustaining an injury against Pakistan, but was added to the squad on 3 February 2021, after the England medical team were satisfied he had recovered sufficiently.[32] The following day, Zak Crawley was ruled out of England's squad for the first two Tests with a wrist sprain.[33] Ahead of the first Test, Shahbaz Nadeem and Rahul Chahar were added to India's squad, after Axar Patel was ruled out of the match with a knee injury.[34]
Test series
1st Test
5–9 February 2021
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Anil Chaudhary (Ind) stood in his first Test as an umpire.[35]
- Joe Root (Eng) played in his 100th Test.[36]
- Jos Buttler (Eng) played in his 50th Test.[37]
2nd Test
3rd Test
4th Test
T20I series
1st T20I
2nd T20I
3rd T20I
4th T20I
5th T20I
ODI series
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
References
- ^ "England will tour India for 4 Tests, 3 ODIs, 5 T20Is: Sourav Ganguly". The Indian Express. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "BCCI, ECB announce itinerary for England's tour of India 2020-21". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "England tour of India: Chennai, Ahmedabad to host Tests; ODIs to be held in Pune". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "Complete schedule of Indian cricket team in 2020 including the all-important tour of Australia and T20 World Cup". The National. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Men's T20 World Cup postponement FAQs". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "England's white-ball tour of India postponed until 2021". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "India to play day-night Test in Australia, Ahmedabad likely to host pink-ball Test against England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "England men's white-ball Tour to India postponed until early 2021". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Sourav Ganguly commits to India hosting England in February 2021". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "India v England Tests, IPL 2021 could be held in the UAE". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "UAE one step closer to hosting India-England series". The National. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Sourav Ganguly: 'Priority' is to host England series in India despite Covid-19 threat". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "England white-ball tour of India postponed until 2021". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Ganguly: Five T20Is, fewer Tests in England's tour of India with eye on 2021 T20 World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ Dhyani, Kunal (1 January 2021). "IPL 2021: Good news, government to allow 50% fans in the stadium for IPL 2021 and England tour of India". InsideSport. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "No spectators will be allowed in stadiums during England tour of India". CricTracker. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "First two India-England Tests in Chennai set to be played behind closed doors". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Crowds allowed up to 50% capacity for second India-England Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "England cricket players arrive in Chennai for Tests versus India". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "No neutral umpires for India vs England Tests; Nitin Menon, Anil Chaudhary, Virender Sharma to officiate in Chennai". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Anil Chaudhary, Virender Sharma set to debut as umpires in Tests". CricBuzz. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Channel 4 secure free-to-air UK coverage of England-India Test series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Channel 4 wins rights for England's Test cricket tour of India". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "India v England: Channel 4 to broadcast tour for first live free-to-air Test coverage since 2005". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Kohli, Hardik, Ishant return to India's 18-member squad for England Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "National Selectors name Test squad for first and second Tests in India". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Virat Kohli back for first two England Tests; Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel receive call-ups". Sports Cafe. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "India's squad for first two Tests against England announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "India v England: Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer return to Joe Root's squad for first two Tests in Ahmedabad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Ollie Pope added to Test squad for India series". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Zak Crawley out of first two Tests against India with wrist sprain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Knee injury rules Axar Patel out of first England Test". Crickbuzz. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Chennai Test: For 1st time since February 1994, 2 Indian umpires will stand in a Test match in India". India Today. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Joe Root goes full circle to reach 100th Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "England Win Toss, Bat First in Chennai; Ishant Returns to XI". The Quint. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
External links
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