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India will take on England in the first T20I of their five-match home series on Wednesday at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, and the team's chief coach Gautam Gambhir visited the Kali Temple in Kalighat a day before the match to seek the almighty's blessings.

After his good show in South Africa, Sanju Samson was named India's first-choice wicketkeeper for the five-match T20I series against England, beginning on Wednesday in Kolkata; and captain Suryakumar Yadav said Samson has shown "what he is capable of."

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Gautam Gambhir has been on a sticky wicket as India's head coach after the team's poor show on the tour of Australia, where they lost the five-Test Border Gavaskar Trophy series 1-3. But his unbeaten coaching record in the T20Is and partnership with captain Suryakumar Yadav as the leadership group…

Axar Patel has been named the vice-captain of India's T20I squad for the home series against England, but all-rounder Hardik Pandya remains part of the leadership group -- said captain Suryakumar Yadav ahead of the series opener on Wednesday at the Eden Gardens.

Influential scrum-half Alex Mitchell is a doubt for the opener against Ireland on February 1.

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The 31-year-old was left “shocked and surprised” by the response of some former team-mates.

India's T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav is all set to lead the team in the five-match series at home against England. However, he is unhappy about his performance in the ODIs, which led to the star white-ball batter's omission from the ICC Champions Trophy squad.