India Tour Of England 2025: Schedule, Squads, Head-to-Head, Streaming, And All You Need to Know. India will play five test matches vs. England starting from 20th June. It will be the beginning of a new era for world cricket as two of cricket’s renowned nations contest over five red-ball matches under a new title of historic intent in the Sachin–Anderson Trophy, named after Sachin Tendulkar and James Anderson.
25-year-old Shubman Gill has taken the captaincy mantle, following the retirements of two modern greats, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. For England, Ben Stokes’ troops continue their exhilarating “Bazball” revolution guided by coach Brendon McCullum.
This is both teams’ first assignment of the 2025–27 ICC World Test Championship (WTC) era, and the matches will have significance in the context of the WTC calendar year. As already mentioned, India is the WTC 2023 runner-up, and it hopes to establish an early deterrent in foreign conditions; England is seeking momentum toward its first WTC Final.
With new leadership, exciting young players, and the pressure of a legacy from a new trophy, the India vs. England series will not only be an intense rivalry but also a change in the Test cricket narrative.
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Full Schedule: India Tour Of England 2025
- 1st Test: June 20–24, Headingley, Leeds
- 2nd Test: July 2–6, Edgbaston, Birmingham
- 3rd Test: July 10–14, Lord’s, London
- 4th Test: July 23–27, Old Trafford, Manchester
- 5th Test: July 31–August 4, The Oval, London
Squads Overview:
India Test Squad
Captain: Shubman Gill
Vice-Captain: Rishabh Pant
Full squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Washington Sundar, Karun Nair, Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy
India will see new leadership with the retirements of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, and Rishabh Pant returns as wicketkeeper-batsman. New, young players like Arshdeep Singh, Sai Sudharsan, and Nitish Kumar Reddy are also ready to stake a claim.
England Test Squad
Captain: Ben Stokes
Full squad: Joe Root, Ollie Pope, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith (wk), Shoaib Bashir, Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jamie Overton, Josh Tongue, Sam Cook
Jofra Archer is recovering and will probably be fit for the second Test. England is looking at some of the young fast bowlers like Shoaib Bashir and Brydon Carse to step up.
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Head-to-head in Tests
Total matches played: 136
India won: 35
England won: 48
Match draw: 50
Last series in India (2021): India won 3–1.
Last series in England (2021–22): Drawn 2–2
Overall Edge: England leads historically, but India has dominated recent home encounters.
Where to Watch: Broadcast & Streaming Details
TV Channels: Star Sports & Sony Sports
Live Streaming: JioHotstar and SonyLIV
