As the Indian cricket team prepares to face England in the first T20I at Kolkata's iconic Eden Gardens on Wednesday, excitement among fans has reached fever pitch. The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) President,

Overall, India have a slender lead over England in T20I encounters (13-11). On Indian soil, the hosts have six wins and five defeats against the Brits. The upcoming series will see veteran pacer Mohammed Shami make his first international appearance since the ODI World Cup 2023.

Fast bowler Mohammed Shami has finally made a comeback to the India squad with his selection for the five T20Is against England starting on January 22 in Kolkata. He returns after last playing for India in the ODI World Cup final in November 2023, after which he had ankle surgery and also suffered from knee-related niggles.

Kotak has been head coach of several India A tours, and served as assistant coach to Laxman during the Ireland T20Is, and has been a batting coach at the NCA since 2019

Here we look at England bowlers with T20I four-fers vs India. A sterling display from Jade Dernbach helped England scamper home to a six-wicket win in the 2011 Manchester T20I. Batting first, India were well placed at 104/1 before they were undone by Dernbach's array of slower balls and yorkers as he returned with 4/22 from 3.4 overs.

Kotak flew to Australia with the India A side in November 2024 and is currently the head coach of the India A team.

BCCI has asked Sitanshu Kotak to join India squad as their batting coach. Sitanshu will join the India squad from the T20I series against England

The India batters have experienced a tough time with the bat in the last few series which were played both at home and away as well. This has led to the coaching staff getting a lot of backlash after the performances in red-ball cricket in Australia and a whitewash against New Zealand in particular.