Veteran fast bowler Mohammed Shami will return to international cricket – after spending nearly a year on the sidelines due to injury – in the upcoming India vs England T20 2025 series later this month.

The Indian cricket team will host England in a five-match T20 series starting on January 22 in Kolkata. Subsequent matches will be held in Chennai (Jan. 25), Rajkot (Jan. 28), Pune (Jan., 31) and Mumbai (Feb. 2).

The 34-year-old Shami last played for India in the 2023 ODI World Cup final against Australia at Ahmedabad in November. He was then out of action due to an ankle injury, for which he even underwent surgery last year, and a long drawn recovery process and knee-related niggles that delayed his comeback.

Mohammed Shami has only played 23 T20Is in his career. He has, however, represented India in 64 Tests and 101 ODIs.

Suryakumar Yadav will remain the captain of the Indian T20 team with Axar Patel named as his deputy. The 15-member squad, announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday, includes Border-Gavaskar Trophy hero Nitish Kumar Reddy.

Sanju Samson, the highest run-scorer for the Indian cricket team last year in T20I cricket, is also a part of the squad.

Indian T20 squad for 2025 series against England

Indian cricket team: 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).