India face England in the opening T20I at Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street. The world champions seek to recover after losing a series to Ireland. The sides last met in a T20 World Cup semi-final in Mumbai. Attention surrounds teenage batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, yet the side is expected to retain its bowling balance. Varun Chakaravarthy returns from injury to join the spin attack alongside Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh and Prince Yadav.

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