India’s white-ball tour of England begins on Tuesday, July 1, at Durham — the first of five T20Is, followed by three ODIs through July 19, and with Shreyas Iyer leading the T20 side and Shubman Gill captaining the ODI squad.

Virat Kohli is included in the ODI squad with a question mark over his fitness. Jasprit Bumrah is managing his workload and is not in the T20 squad, but returns for the ODIs. The series is India’s first bilateral white-ball assignment in England since 2022.

T20I Squad and the Vaibhav Suryavanshi Factor

Shreyas Iyer leads the T20I side with Tilak Varma as vice-captain. The squad includes some of India’s most exciting white-ball talent: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Vaibhav Suryavanshi.

Suryavanshi is 14 years old and already a serious name in Indian cricket after his IPL performances. Watching him play international cricket in England — in English conditions, against a full England T20 attack — is one of the series’ most compelling storylines. Jasprit Bumrah is rested from the T20Is as part of his workload management strategy ahead of bigger Tests later in the year.

The ODI Series and the Kohli Question

The three ODIs run from approximately July 13-19, at Edgbaston, Sophia Gardens (Cardiff), and Lord’s. Shubman Gill captains this leg of the tour, with Rohit Sharma returning to the squad as a senior player after stepping back from T20I captaincy earlier this year.

Virat Kohli’s name on the ODI squad sheet is the one the press will chase through the T20 leg. The Outlook India headline called it “the big Virat Kohli question” — meaning his fitness and form after a recent period of inconsistency are things the selectors are watching. If Kohli plays at Lord’s in the final ODI, it will be one of Indian cricket’s more significant moments of the summer.

England’s White-Ball Team

England’s T20 and ODI squads for this series have not been announced in the search results available, but the home side brings the full firepower of their white-ball program. Jos Buttler leads the white-ball teams and England have been one of the most dangerous limited-overs sides in the world for the past six years. The Durham pitch traditionally assists seamers early, which will test India’s T20 batting from the first ball of the series tomorrow.

India vs England 2026 kicks off Tuesday July 1 at Durham — 5 T20Is and 3 ODIs over three weeks, with Suryavanshi’s England debut and the Kohli fitness story as the sub-plots everyone will be watching.

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What is the full India tour of England 2026 schedule?

India tour England for 5 T20Is starting July 1 at Durham, and 3 ODIs at Edgbaston, Sophia Gardens, and Lord’s, concluding on July 19. The T20I squad is led by Shreyas Iyer. The ODI squad is led by Shubman Gill, with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Jasprit Bumrah in the ODI team.