India's injured quick Jasprit Bumrah will miss the five-match T20 international series with England, while Mohammad Shami has returned to the squad after more than a year out with an ankle injury, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) announced on Saturday.

Mohammed Shami will return to international cricket, after a prolonged injury hiatus, next week. The pacer was picked in India’s 15-member squad for the five-match T20I series against England, starting January 22. The national selection panel met here in person on Saturday to finalise the squad and take stock of the Indian cricket team.

The highlight of the squad for the five-match series is the return of pacer Mohammed Shami back to international cricket after 14 months.

India’s squad for T20I series against England: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel (vc), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (wk).

The T20I squad, led by Suryakumar Yadav, was picked by the selectors on Saturday but they are yet to announce India's ODI squad for the three matches against England in February a

Since his stellar performance at the 2023 ODI World Cup, Mohammed Shami has been left out of the Indian squad. What are his chances to join the team for the Champions Trophy?

Mohammed Shami is set to return to India's squad for the T20I series against England after a 14-month absence due to a knee injury. Fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj are to be rested for the series.

Mohammed Shami who has played three Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 matches is eager to make a comeback to limited-overs squad ahead of Champions Trophy 2025.

Mohammed Shami has been out of the Indian cricket team since the ODI World Cup final in 2023 due to ankle injury. He returned to cricket for Bengal last November.