India is once again set to lock horns against England in a five-Test match away series that will start from June 20 at Headingley.
The last time in 2021, when India faced England away from home, they were really close to clinching the series with a lead of 2-1, heading into the final Test
However, due to COVID-19, the final Test had to be rescheduled to the 2022 summer, which India unfortunately did not manage to win after losing the momentum.
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In this article, we take a look at India's squad from the previous squad and what happened in the series.
What happened in the 2021 India tour of England?
India played the 2021 England series as one of their best away tours of England in recent times.
A draw in the first Test at Nottingham was followed by a famous win at the Lord's where they bowled out England in 60 overs to restrict England to 120 to win by 151 runs.
India's defeat at Leeds came as a humbling when they got all out at 78 in the first innings while England scored 432 runs. India only managed 278 runs in the 3rd innings, conceding the match by an innings and 76 runs
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India won the fourth Test at the Oval by a massive margin of 157 runs, thanks to Rohit Sharma's 127 and good performances by Umesh Yadav with the ball.
Unfortunately, the fifth Test had to be rescheduled due to COVID-19 scare and the team returned to England the subsequent year and lost in Birmingham by 7 wickets.
Rohit Sharma top-scored for India in the series with 368 runs at an average of 52.67 while Jasprit Bumrah took 23 wickets as the highest in the series.
| Test | Date | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | August 04-08, 2021 | Draw | Nottingham |
| 2nd | August 12-16, 2021 | India won by 151 runs | Lord's |
| 3rd | August 25-28, 2021 | England won by an innings and 76 runs | Headingley |
| 4th | September 02-06, 2021 | India won by 157 runs | The Oval |
| 5th | July 01-05, 2022. | England won by 7 wickets | Birmingham |
India's squad for the 2021 England tour
The following is the Indian squad from their last tour to England, where a few names have retired, some are still with the team while some never returned to the roster after getting dropped.
Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane (vc), Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Prithvi Shaw, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Ishant Sharma.