Fast bowler Mark Wood will play for the first time since August in England's first T20 against India in Kolkata on Wednesday.

India vs England T20I series begins on January 22 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. This five-match series features key players like Mohammed Shami and Axar Patel for India, and Jos Buttler and Harry Brook for England.

India will operate with a flexible middle order during the five-match T20 series against England, all-rounder Axar Patel said on Monday.

The series is set to kick off in Kolkata on Wednesday, with Chennai, Rajkot, Pune and Mumbai to host the remaining T20Is. In recent years, India have used Axar to good effect as a

India's vice-captain Axar Patel has suggested that apart from the opening pair, everyone in the batting line-up can have flexible roles in the T20I format. He made the remarks ahead of the five-match series against England.