NEW DELHI: With India and England scheduled to play the first T20I of the white-ball series on Wednesday, the Jos Buttler-led side had their first practice session at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday.
Buttler is set to play the series against India only as a batsman and will not keep wickets.
England Cricket shared a video of the team arriving at the historic ground on Monday on their official X handle with Buttler leading the way:
The India series marks England's first limited-overs tour under coach Brendon McCullum, previously in charge only of the Test side.
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Shami, returning to the national fold after more than a year following injury and prolonged rehabilitation, last played for India in the ODI World Cup, where he finished as the highest wicket-taker with 24 wickets from 7 matches.
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