Pacer Gleeson gets maiden England call-up for India T20s

Veteran Lancashire seamer Richard Gleeson earned his maiden England call-up for the three-match T20I series against India starting July 7 in Southampton.

FILE PHOTO: Richard Gleeson.

Veteran Lancashire seamer Richard Gleeson earned his maiden England call-up for the three-match T20I series against India starting July 7 in Southampton with Jos Buttler taking over as the white-ball captain for the host.

None of the players who are involved in the ongoing Test match against India at Edgbaston will feature in the T20 series. However Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root and Test captain Ben Stokes will link up with the ODI squad with the first match slated on July 12 at the Oval.

Yorkshire spinner Adil Rashid has been given permission by the ECB to miss both series to make The Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.

T20 Squad: Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Richard Gleeson, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Tymal Mills, Matthew Parkinson, Jason Roy, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, David Willey ODI Squad: Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Craig Overton, Matthew Parkinson, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey

 

India vs England Schedule for ODIs and T20Is

Sr. No.	Day	Date	Match	Venue
1	Thursday	7th July	1st T20I	Southampton
2	Saturday	9th July	2nd T20I	Birmingham
3	Sunday	10th July	3rd T20I	Nottingham
4	Tuesday	12th July	1st ODI	Oval, London
5	Thursday	14th July	2nd ODI	Lord's, London
6	Sunday	17th July	3rd ODI	Manchester