[caption id="attachment_723935" align="aligncenter" width="628"]<a href="https://www.cricketcountry.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Getty-and-AFP1.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-723935" alt="Sam Curran, Tom Curran and Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya Getty Images and AFP" src="https://www.cricketcountry.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Getty-and-AFP1.jpg" width="628" height="355" /></a> From left: Sam and Tom Curran Getty Images, Hardik and Krunal Pandya AFP[/caption] <p></p> <p></p><a href="https://www.cricketcountry.com/teams/india/">India</a> are all set to take on <a href="https://www.cricketcountry.com/teams/england/">England</a> in the first T20I at Old Trafford, Manchester. This is expected to be a tough match as both teams are having a good run in limited-overs formats. The interesting fact about the T20I series is the pair of brothers who played the shortest format of the game. There have been 11 sets of brothers who have played T20I cricket. If <a href="https://www.cricketcountry.com/players/sam-curran/">Sam Curran</a> plays he and his brother Tom will form the 12th, as will Krunal and <a href="https://www.cricketcountry.com/players/hardik-pandya/">Hardik Pandya</a> if Krunal plays. Tom and Hardik have already played T20Is, and are also in the respective current squads. Here is a list of brothers and half-brothers who have played T20Is: <p></p><table style="width: 700px;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><colgroup> <col width="77" /> <col width="149" /> <col width="156" /> <col width="130" /> <col width="89" /> <col width="409" /> </colgroup> <p></p><tbody> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td colspan="6" width="1010" height="20"><strong>Brothers in T20 Internationals</strong></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td height="20"><strong>Family</strong></td> <p></p><td colspan="3"><strong>Brothers</strong></td> <p></p><td><strong>Country</strong></td> <p></p><td><strong>Comments</strong></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td height="20">Masakadza</td> <p></p><td>Hamilton</td> <p></p><td>Shingirai Winston</td> <p></p><td>Wellington Pedzisai</td> <p></p><td>Zimbabwe</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td height="20">Ngoche</td> <p></p><td>Lameck Onyango</td> <p></p><td>Nehemiah Odhiambo</td> <p></p><td>Shem Odabo</td> <p></p><td>Kenya</td> <p></p><td>Known as Lameck Onyango, Nehemiah Odhiambo, Shem Ngoche</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td height="20">Hussey</td> <p></p><td>David John</td> <p></p><td>Michael Edward Kileen</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p><td>Australia</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td height="20">Poynter</td> <p></p><td>Andrew David</td> <p></p><td>Stuart William</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p><td>Ireland</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td height="20">Rankin</td> <p></p><td>William Boyd</td> <p></p><td>David Andrew</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p><td>Ireland</td> <p></p><td>Boyd has also played for England</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td height="20">Obuya</td> <p></p><td>David Oluoch</td> <p></p><td>Collins Omondi</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p><td>Kenya</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td height="20">Marshall</td> <p></p><td>Hamish John Hamilton</td> <p></p><td>James Andrew Hamilton</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p><td>New Zealand</td> <p></p><td>Identical twins</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td height="20">McCullum</td> <p></p><td>Brendon Barrie</td> <p></p><td>Nathan Leslie</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p><td>New Zealand</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td height="20">Cooper</td> <p></p><td>Tom Lexley William</td> <p></p><td>Benjamin Nicolas</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p><td>Netherlands</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td height="20">Akmal</td> <p></p><td>Kamran</td> <p></p><td>Umar</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p><td>Pakistan</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td height="20">Morkel</td> <p></p><td>Johannes Albertus</td> <p></p><td>Morne</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p><td>South Africa</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td height="20">Curran</td> <p></p><td>Thomas Kevin</td> <p></p><td>Samuel Matthew</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p><td>England</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p></tbody> <p></p></table> <p></p>Tom and Sam were both selected in the original T20I squad for England. However, Tom will miss the series as he has not recovered from a left side strain. Dawid Malan has been roped in as a cover for him. Krunal, on the other hand, was originally not the part of the squad. He got a chance as Washington Sundar was ruled out due to injury. However, he might not get a place in the XI with the presence of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav. <p></p><table style="width: 600px;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><colgroup> <col width="77" /> <col width="149" /> <col width="156" /> <col width="130" /> <col width="89" /> <col width="409" /> </colgroup> <p></p><tbody> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td colspan="6" width="1010" height="20"><strong>Half-brothers in T20 Internationals</strong></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td height="20"><strong>Family</strong></td> <p></p><td colspan="3"><strong>Half-brothers</strong></td> <p></p><td><strong>Country</strong></td> <p></p><td><strong>Comments</strong></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td height="20">Bravo</td> <p></p><td>Dwayne John</td> <p></p><td>Darren Michael</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p><td>West Indies</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td height="20">Pathan</td> <p></p><td>Yusuf Khan</td> <p></p><td>Irfan Khan</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p><td>India</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td height="20"></td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td height="20">Pandya</td> <p></p><td>Krunal Himanshu</td> <p></p><td>Hardik Himanshu</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p><td>India</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p></tbody> <p></p></table> <p></p>No pair of brothers has played T20Is for England. However, Boyd Rankin has played for both England and Ireland, while his brother David has played only for Ireland. For India, half-brothers Yusuf and Irfan have played T20Is.
