North India Statesman
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The second match of India vs England 5 -match T20 series will be played on Saturday, 25 January at MS Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Team India has taken a 1-0 lead in the series by winning 7 wickets in Kolkata in the first T20. Now India’s eyes are on the next match in Chennai, where the team would like to double its lead. This match is special for India as Team India will play T20 international matches in Chepock after 7 years. Last in 2018, India won by 6 wickets on the last ball in a thrilling match against the West Indies here.
7 years ago when the Indian team played on this ground, Rohit Sharma captained, and players like Shikhar Dhawan and Dinesh Karthik were part of the team. The squad has changed a lot from 2018 to 2025. This time Washington Sundar is the only player who is part of the squad of both times (2018 and 2025).
While Rohit Sharma has retired from T20 cricket, Shikhar Dhawan and Dinesh Karthik have also said goodbye to international cricket. Manish Pandey, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shahbaz Nadeem and Umesh Yadav are also not part of the Indian T20 setup this time.
India’s 2018 T20 squad: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Krunal Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Washington Sundar, Khalil Ahmed, Shreyas Iyer, Jaspreet Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Shahbaz Nadeem, Umesh Yadav
India’s 2025 T20 squad: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akshar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Mohammed Shami, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurlel, Harshit Rana
India has played two T20 international matches so far at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. In 2012, India suffered defeat against New Zealand, while in 2018 India won against West Indies here.
