India vs England Test Series 2025: Full Schedules, Venues, Full Squads, Etc.

This summer, India's tour of England for the 5 matches test series in England. The series starts from June 20th - August 4th, 2025. The first test will be played on June 20th- 24th in Leeds. This is the first series played under the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 edition. 

Teams India Leave For England 

After a press conference on Thursday(5 June 2025) between head coach Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill, the team departed for England. Pictures of the players who traveled were made public by the BCCI. Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant were spotted traveling, while Sai Sudharsan, who was just called up, also left with the side. 

Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, and others were also apprehended as they were departing on the trip. Kuldeep Yadav also flew with the squad shortly after his engagement, though this was not confirmed.

Other players, including Abhimanyu Easwaran and Akash Deep, are now in England for the India A trip. Currently, the India A team also includes Nitish Reddy, Karun Nair, and Yashasvi Jaiswal. In addition, Nair produced an incredible double hundred against the England Lions in the inaugural unofficial Test match.

The Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy

In honor of India's Sachin Tendulkar and England's James Anderson, the series will be played for the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy, which has replaced the previous Pataudi Trophy.

India vs England Test Series 2025 Schedules

 

India vs England Test Series 2025: Full Squads

India Test Squard:

Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (vc, wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, and Kuldeep Yadav

England Test Squard for 1st test v India:

Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Cook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith (wk), Ben Stokes (capt), Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes.

 

FAQ

• Will Jasprit Bumrah play all five matches of the India-England test series 2025?

India wants to manage Jasprit Bumrah's workload in order to avoid injury and maintain long-term fitness, so it is unlikely that he would play in all five Test matches against England in 2025. 

• Who will open in No. 4th for India in the England test series 2025 after Virat Kohli's test retirement?

Depending on form and conditions abroad, India may start Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, or Sarfaraz Khan at No. 4 in Test matches now that Kohli has retired.

• Is this series to be played as the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy?

Yes, in memory of the two cricket greats, the 2025 India vs. England Test series will serve as the first-ever Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.

• When last time India won a test series in England?

Under Rahul Dravid's leadership, India last won in a Test series in England in 2007, winning the three-match series 1-0.

• Why the Pataudi trophy?

Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, who represented both India and England in Test cricket, is honored with the Pataudi Trophy, honoring the two countries' long cricketing relationship.