India is expected to make one change in their Playing 11, bringing in Rinku Singh - who is declared fit by assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate - in place of Dhruv Jurel.

India has won the toss and elected to bowl first in the series-opening T20 against England's cricketers in Kolkata.

Skipper Jos Buttler once again had special praise in store for their unsung hero, Adil Rashid and reiterated his stance of branding the seasoned spinner as England's "most important player." Seven months ago,

Jos Buttler heaped praise on Adil Rashid for his exceptional bowling in England's 26-run win over India in the third T20I

Jos Buttler hailed Adil Rashid as the ‘most important player’ in England’s white-ball team after he starred in the 26-run T20 victory over India in Rajkot. Having won the first two T20 matches, India would have taken an unassailable lead in the five-match series had they won the third game but the hosts fell 26 runs short of England’s 171-9.