Captain Rohit Sharma’s dip in kind throughout codecs and Virat Kohli’s restoration from a knee problem shall be within the highlight as India, after taking a 1-0 lead within the Orange Metropolis, will search to win the second One-Day Worldwide (ODI) and seal the three-match sequence in opposition to England within the Silver Metropolis on Sunday.
The host shall be eager to see the 2 stalwarts shine once more, like they’ve achieved on the Barabati Stadium right here prior to now, forward of the fast-approaching Champions Trophy.
Kohli, who additionally went by means of a lean section in red-ball competitions, appeared match to take the sector. Will probably be attention-grabbing to see whom he replaces, particularly after Shreyas Iyer’s wonderful efficiency within the first ODI.
India urgently must determine its tempo mixture for the ICC occasion. As Jasprit Bumrah’s return remains to be unsure and Mohammed Shami’s seek for his outdated magic continues, debutant Harshit Rana’s resilient three-wicket haul within the sequence opener will need to have acted as a soothing balm for the host.
Whereas Hardik Pandya offers the much-needed steadiness, left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh, who final performed an ODI in August, is ready for some sport time.
Positive performances of Shubman Gill, Shreyas and Axar Patel with the bat and the effectiveness of the Indian spin trio, Axar, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja has happy the house think-tank as a lot because it thrilled the spectators in Nagpur. T20I sequence hero Varun Chakravarthy is ready to show himself after getting a maiden ODI call-up.
Right here, too, followers’ enthusiasm is aware of no bounds – evident from the sleepless night time they spent to purchase tickets and stuffed the stands in massive numbers for the Indian crew’s follow on the match eve – as worldwide cricket returns to the 67-year-old venue, nonetheless awaiting modernisation, after almost three years and an ODI after 5 years.
As an alternative of travelling to Cuttack for match-eve nets, England gamers selected to take a break and contain in a sport golf in Bhubaneswar. The customer should adapt to the historically high-scoring venue shortly.
Whereas contributions of openers Phil Salt and Ben Duckett, skipper Jos Buttler and Jacob Bethell indicated an excellent starting in Nagpur, the below-par displaying of Joe Root and Harry Brook was disappointing.
England will look to beat India’s spin problem within the center overs and count on its personal tweakers, together with the artful Adil Rashid, Liam Livingstone and Bethell, to be impactful.
With tempo ace Jofra Archer displaying good kind, England will hope its different speedsters, reminiscent of Saqib Mahmood and Brydon Carsen, to be extra productive.
With the sequence on the road, England will push to take it to the decider.
The groups (from): India: Rohit Sharma (Capt.), Ꮪ Hubman Gill (Vice-Capt.), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Kl Rahul (WK), RISHABH PANT (WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jandeja, Washing Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy.
England: Jos Buttler (Capt.), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt (wk), Mark Wooden.
Match officers: Umpires: Chris Brown & J. Madanagopal; Third umpire: Sharfuddoula saikat.; Match referee: Javagal Srinath
Match begins at 1:30 p.m.
Printed – February 08, 2025 06:48 pm IST
