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Xtra Time Web Desk: The BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) has announced a 15-member squad for the five-match T20I series on Saturday, January 11. Interestingly, selectors picked Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel as the two wicketkeeping options for the series as Ishan Kishan's absence remains a mystery!

Ishan last played for India in November 2023 during the T20I series against Australia scoring two half-centuries in his last three innings in the shortest format and hasn’t played a single game since then.

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Earlier the 26-year-old even lost his central contract after reportedly not playing domestic cricket according to board directives. However, he has been trying hard in domestic cricket to make a comeback into the Indian team scoring a breathtaking knock of 134 (78) against Manipur in the Vijay Hazare Trophy helping his team chase down 254 in just 28.3 overs.

In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024-25, he scored 161 runs from six innings at an average of 32.20 and a strike rate of 167.70 with one half-century. In the 32 T20I matches played in his career so far, Kishan has scored 796 runs at an average of 25.67 and a strike rate of 124.37 with six half-centuries.

Even after all these, Ishan Kishan remains sidelined without any official declaration. Cricket fans on twitter found questioning for picking Dhruv Jurel as the second wicketkpeeing option who replaced Jitesh Sharma in the team. Jurel has played two T20Is in his career so far and has scored six runs.

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India is all set to play five T20Is against England beginning from January 22 followed by a three-match ODI series where Mohammed Shami is set to return to the camp after the ODI World Cup 2023.

 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)