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

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

The T20 World Champions, Team India, will be looking to make an impression in this match. With the inclusion of new faces in the squad, there are some fresh legs to build the right momentum with. Saying that Suryakumar Yadav's team is under pressure in this game would be a wrong statement quite less than the description.

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.