All of India's batters apart from their openers can expect to have flexible roles in the T20I line-up. Axar Patel, India's newly appointed vice-captain in the format, suggested this could be the case in his press conference ahead of the five-match T20I series against England.

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

India, who won last year's T20 World Cup, have tended to pack their batting lineup with "floaters" such as Axar, who has been made vice-captain of the side.

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.