British singer Ed Sheeran caught up with the England Cricket Team on the opening night of his India tour in Pune on Thursday, January 30. Sheeran is in the country for his ‘Mathematics’ tour which kicked-started in Pune as he mesmerised his Indian fans with a soulful performance.

The ‘Shape of You’ singer also invited the England Cricket Team to his show, who were in the city for the fourth T20I of the ongoing five-match series against India. Ed Sheeran held a special meet-up backstage with the entire England squad and the backroom staff. He was also presented with England captain Jos Buttler’s jersey signed by the entire squad. In return, the pop star gave a jersey of the football club Ipswich Town to the England skipper.

England cricket shared glimpses of their meet-up on their X handle, calling it a ‘perfect’ evening for their players and staff.

“A ‘Perfect’ evening! Thank you to @edsheeran for inviting our squad and backroom staff to the opening night of his India tour in Pune. After catching up backstage, Ed and @josbuttler swapped shirts – with Jos now the proud owner of a signed @IpswichTown top,” wrote England Cricket on their X account.

India lead the 5-match series by 2-1

Meanwhile, India are leading the five-match T20I series by 2-1, ahead of the fourth T20I scheduled to be played on Friday, January 31 at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune. The Men in Blue won the first two matches of the rubber in Kolkata and Chennai. However, England made a remarkable comeback by winning the third game held in Rajkot.

The Three Lions batted first and posted a score of 171/9 in 20 overs, led by a half century from Ben Duckett (51 off 28). India wrist spinner Varun Chakravarthy (5/24) picked up his second five wicket haul as England batters continued to struggle against his variations. In reply, India’s chase never got going as they kept on losing wickets at regular intervals and could only reach 145/9 in their 20 overs.

As a result, England won the game by 26 runs and managed to register their first victory of the series. Having made a comeback in the series, Jos Buttler-led side will be eager to continue their winning run in the fourth T20I as well.