James Coles Profile: Team India has to play a white ball series on the England tour, in which first there will be 5 T20s and then 3 ODIs. Host England announced a 17-member team on Monday (June 22) for the T20 series starting from July 1, in which the name of uncapped young all-rounder James Coles was also included. 22 year old Coles has been made a part of the English team for the first time. Now the question arises that who is James Coles? Here you will get complete information about them.
Who is James Coles?
Coles was born on 02 April 2004 in Ellisbury, England. Due to his good performance in domestic cricket and T20 leagues, Coles got a place in the English team.
The most expensive ones sold in The Hundred auction
English all-rounder James became the most expensive player to be sold for The Hundred 2026. Coles was bought by London Spirit for a price of Rs 4 crore 80 lakh. Coles was seen playing for Southern Brave in 2024 and 2025. For the team, Coles scored 44 runs in the first season and 124 runs in the second season.
Youngest first class debut
James Coles became the youngest player to make his first-class debut for Sussex at the age of 16 years and 157 days when he played in the Bob Willis Trophy against Surrey at The Oval.
James Coles career
If we look at Coles’ domestic career, till now he has played 58 First Class, 24 List-A and 71 T20 matches. In first class, Coles scored 3441 runs while batting and took 74 wickets in bowling. In List-A, Coles scored 425 runs and took 26 wickets while bowling. In the remaining T20, Coles scored 1373 runs with his bat and took 53 wickets while bowling.
England’s 17-man squad for T20 series against India
Harry Brook (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Sonny Baker, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethel, Jos Buttler, James Coles, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tong, Luke Wood.
England vs India T20 Schedule
July 1, Durham (10 PM IST)
July 4, Stratford (7 PM IST)
July 7, West Bridgford (10 PM IST)
9 July, Bristol (10 PM IST)
July 11, West End (7 PM IST)
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