India's predicted Playing XI for the first T20 against England

Openers

Shikhar Dhawan

Dhawan has been in tremendous form

Shikhar Dhawan has been in top form of late. The Indian team will bank on Dhawan's aggressive approach and will be looking for a quick start from the southpaw. He had a brilliant IPL season and helped Sunrisers Hyderabad reach the finals by playing some crucial innings at the top of the order. Dhawan also looked in good nick in the first T20 against Ireland where he made 74 runs off just 45 balls.

Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma has two T20I hundreds to his name

Rohit Sharma was one of those few international Indian players who had a lean IPL 2018. While as a captain he failed to take Mumbai Indians to the playoffs, his personal performance wasn't great either. However, Rohit Sharma showed his class in the first T20 against Ireland by hitting 97 runs. Rohit will be crucial to India's chances in the T20 and ODI series.