Good morning and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of today’s T20 match between England and India. England face the world champions in Kolkata in the first of the five-match series, in what marks Brendon McCullum’s first match in charge of the white-ball side.

The 1st T20 match between India and England is set for January 22 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Mohammed Shami is expected to return after injury. India, under Suryakumar Yadav, aim to continue its strong form.

Follow live coverage of India vs England from the England in India 2025 today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner.

As England prepares for the fourth T20I of the five-match series against India at Pune with an aim to level the series, an extremely key task in their hands will be to prepare for deadly spin trio of Varun Chakravarthy,