England Physical Disability team to play five IT20s in Jan-Feb in India

MUMBAI: It's not just the England men's cricket team which will be in action in India early next year when it tours the country for a five-Test series. England's Men’s Physical Disability team too will be playing a five I20s series in India in January and February. On Wednesday, the England & Wales Cricket Board announced that Callum Flynn will lead a 15-man English squad for the tour, which will see matches being played in Ahmedabad and Udaipur from January 24-February 7.It will be the first international cricket for the England Men’s Physically Disabled team since 2019.
The ECB release quoted Flynn as saying: “For us as a squad, we feel this is the pinnacle. We know India are giants within the cricket world and we feel that they, alongside us in England, could really lead from the front in putting Physical Disability cricket on the map and take it to new heights.
“It’ll be a privilege for myself to lead the boys. I’ve captained the lads since Iain Nairn retired in 2019 but we unfortunately haven’t played any international cricket so it will be a proud moment personally to lead the boys out and hopefully bring home a series win. Winning in India is the toughest challenge for any England side and we are relishing that challenge. This is the most talented squad we have had and we feel if we can adapt quickly, we have a really good balance to our squad to win on Indian soil.”
England Disability Performance Manager Jane Powell said: “It’s been four years since our England Men’s Physical Disability squad have played any international cricket and we are very excited to see how we have developed since then. With a few retirements and new players surfacing it is a slightly changed squad. Representing England is the pinnacle for any cricketer and so I am pleased for all the players that have been selected for this tour. I am confident that we have selected a squad that can represent us well.”
The final schedule for the matches will be released soon.