The Men In Blue team after having a bilateral series against Bangladesh is scheduled to tour England for the India tour of England, 2025 in the month of June, 2025. This tour would be a two month long duration tour where team India will face off the Englishmen in Five test Matches on the English grounds.
The Leeds ground would be the opener of the series, then after the first test match the Caravan will move to the shift to Edgbaston, Birmingham for its second test. Similarly then the grounds wou;d be followed by the Lord’s London, Old Trafford, Manchester and then the final of the series would be the Oval, London grounds.
Starting on June 20, 2025, the series will conclude on 4 August, 2025 after a total of 5 test matches. The Test series will be part of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed the fixtures for the tour as part of the home calendar for the seven-year cycle between 2025-2031 involving its men’s and women’s teams.
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| India tour of England, 2025 | |
| Board | England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) |
| Teams Participating | 2 |
| Teams | India and England |
| Format | Test |
| Matches | 5 |
| Venue | England |
| Date | June 20 – August 04 |
| Live Streaming Platform | Jio cinema, Fan code and Star Sports network channels |
India tour of England, 2025 Team Squad
Indian Squad :
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Axar Patel, Riyan Parag, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, and Mohammed Siraj.
England Squad:
Jonny Bairstow, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ben Foakes, Dan Lawrence, Jos Butler, Jofra Archer, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Rehan Ahmed, Gus Atkinson, Tom Hartley, Ollie Robinson, Shoaib Bashir, Mark Wood.
These above-mentioned squads are expected or predicted squads for the upcoming tour and are not the official announced squads for the tour. These squads are based on the previous test Squads of the respective teams along with few expected players. We will update these squads once they are officially confirmed by the official sources.
Who will be the captain for India tour of England, 2025 Bilateral series?
The captainship for the test format would be in the hands of Rohit Sharma for the Indian Squad for the India Tour of England, 2025. After announcing his retirement from the T20 format, Rohit Sharma has been appointed as the permanent captain for the test and ODI format for the Men In Blue team.
The captainship for the tour can be changed if the players are injured or not available for the particular series, so we will confirm the exact and official captain for the series once the series squads and leadership are announced officially.
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India tour of England, 2025: Venue
The venue for the India tour of England 2025 will be the British grounds. The five test matches are scheduled to take place on different grounds. The inaugural match of the bilateral series would be played on the grounds of the Headingley, Leeds on June 20, 2025. The two month long tour of series would then shift its grounds to Edgbaston, Birmingham, lords and the final fifth match of the test series would be played on the grounds of the Kennington Oval, London. All these matches will be played at different grounds on the Indian Land. The venue for the India tour of England, 2025 includes the mentioned following grounds:
- Headingley, Leeds
- Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Lord’s, London
- Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
- Kennington Oval, London
India tour of England, 2025 Match Schedule, Date and Times
Announced! 🥁
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 22, 2024
A look at #TeamIndia's fixtures for the 5⃣-match Test series against England in 2025 🙌#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/wS9ZCVbKAt
India tour of England, 2025 will feature a total of 5 matches which are scheduled for almost two months of duration. This is a bilateral test series which will be part of the fresh World Test Championship. Starting on June 20, 2025 the series will first host five test matches till 4, August 2025. It is also expected that India could play the WTC final if qualified before this series. At present the Indian team is leading the points table of the WTC with a win percentage of 68.51 than the Australia.
| Dates | Match Details | Venue | Start Time (GMT) | Local Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, Fri – Jun 24, Tue | England vs India, 1st Test | Headingley, Leeds | 10:00 AM GMT | 11:00 AM LOCAL |
| Jul 02, Wed – Jul 06, Sun | England vs India, 2nd Test | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 10:00 AM GMT | 11:00 AM LOCAL |
| Jul 10, Thu – Jul 14, Mon | England vs India, 3rd Test | Lord’s, London | 10:00 AM GMT | 11:00 AM LOCAL |
| Jul 23, Wed – Jul 27, Sun | England vs India, 4th Test | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 10:00 AM GMT | 11:00 AM LOCAL |
| Jul 31, Thu – Aug 04, Mon | England vs India, 5th Test | Kennington Oval, London | 10:00 AM GMT | 11:00 AM LOCAL |
When, Where to watch Live-Stream of the India tour of England, 2025
Fans who want to take on the thrill and excitement of the India tour of England, 2025 can look up to the live streaming of the tournament on the Jio cinema and FAN CODE app and also on their website. The broadcasting of the matches of the India tour of England, 2025 will be available on the Star Sports TV channels.
