India vs England First T20 LIVE commentary: UK start time and team news – Jos Buttler’s side look to begin series with victory

England will begin their first white-ball series against India in three years this week with the first of five T20 internationals. Jos Buttler’s side will be looking to get some revenge after a 2-1 loss the last time the two countries met for a series in 2022. Buttler and co. are in India for this T20 seriesGetty New white-ball coach Brendon McCullum is going to be taking charge of the first clash of his tenure after combining this with his current Test role. McCullum is without star Ben Stokes for the tour of India after he was not named in the England squad due to a hamstring injury. India vs England First T20: Date and how to follow This first T20 international will take place on Wednesday, January 22. It will be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The match is scheduled to get going at 1:30pm UK time. talkSPORT 2 will have live coverage of all the action from India. Commentary comes from our team which includes Jon Norman, Andrew McKenna, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, David Lloyd and Jarrod Kimber. To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM. The T20 series will be broadcast on TNT Sports and discovery+ too. More details here. England's 2025 tour of India All times UK First T20: Wednesday, January 22 – 1:30pm – Eden Gardens, Kolkata Second T20: Saturday, January 25 – 1:30pm – MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Third T20: Tuesday, January 28 – 1:30pm – Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot Fourth T20: Friday, January 31 – 1:30pm – Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune Fifth T20: Sunday, February 2 – 1:30pm – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai First ODI: Thursday, February 6 – 08:00am – Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur Second ODI: Sunday, February 9 – 08:00am – Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Third ODI: Wednesday, February 12 – 08:00am – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad McCullum is set for his first white-ball series but Stokes is outGetty India vs England First T20: Teams India Suryakumar Yadav (C) Sanju Samson Abhishek Sharma Tilak Varma Hardik Pandya Rinku Singh Nitish Kumar Reddy Axar Patel Harshit Rana Arshdeep Singh Mohammed Shami Varun Chakaravarthy Ravi Bishnoi Washington Sundar Dhruv Jurel England Jos Buttler (C) Rehan Ahmed Jofra Archer Gus Atkinson Jacob Bethell Harry Brook Brydon Carse Ben Duckett Jamie Overton Jamie Smith Liam Livingstone Adil Rashid Saqib Mahmood Phil Salt Mark Wood India vs England First T20: What has been said? England coach McCullum began his new role as white-ball boss this month and this is his first series in charge. Speaking when his appointment was announced last year, he said: “This new challenge is something I’m ready to embrace. “I’m eager to work closely with Jos Buttler and the team to build on the strong foundations already in place. “Rob Key’s vision for the future of English cricket is something that really resonated with me. “The idea of a unified coaching structure, especially with the schedule easing next year, made perfect sense. “I’m energised by the prospect of guiding both teams. The talent within English cricket is immense.”

Jan 20, 2025 - 13:31

England will begin their first white-ball series against India in three years this week with the first of five T20 internationals.

Jos Buttler’s side will be looking to get some revenge after a 2-1 loss the last time the two countries met for a series in 2022.

New white-ball coach Brendon McCullum is going to be taking charge of the first clash of his tenure after combining this with his current Test role.

McCullum is without star Ben Stokes for the tour of India after he was not named in the England squad due to a hamstring injury.

This first T20 international will take place on Wednesday, January 22.

It will be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

The match is scheduled to get going at 1:30pm UK time.

talkSPORT 2 will have live coverage of all the action from India.

Commentary comes from our team which includes Jon Norman, Andrew McKenna, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, David Lloyd and Jarrod Kimber.

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.

You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

The T20 series will be broadcast on TNT Sports and discovery+ too. More details here.

All times UK

First T20: Wednesday, January 22 – 1:30pm – Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Second T20: Saturday, January 25 – 1:30pm – MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Third T20: Tuesday, January 28 – 1:30pm – Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot
Fourth T20: Friday, January 31 – 1:30pm – Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Fifth T20: Sunday, February 2 – 1:30pm – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
First ODI: Thursday, February 6 – 08:00am – Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
Second ODI: Sunday, February 9 – 08:00am – Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
Third ODI: Wednesday, February 12 – 08:00am – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

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England coach McCullum began his new role as white-ball boss this month and this is his first series in charge.

Speaking when his appointment was announced last year, he said: “This new challenge is something I’m ready to embrace.

“I’m eager to work closely with Jos Buttler and the team to build on the strong foundations already in place.

“Rob Key’s vision for the future of English cricket is something that really resonated with me.

“The idea of a unified coaching structure, especially with the schedule easing next year, made perfect sense.

“I’m energised by the prospect of guiding both teams. The talent within English cricket is immense.”