Pune. The extraordinary talent-rich Suryakumar Yadav may get a chance to make his ODI debut in the second match against England on Friday, while India will be eyeing another series through this match.
Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the series due to a dislocated shoulder. So the focus is on Suryakumar and his debut in ODI cricket. Suryakumar has cemented his claim by making a brilliant debut in T20 cricket. Before the Corona epidemic, Shreyas was one of the most important players of the Indian ODI team, but India’s bench strength is so strong that even the player going to debut now looks dangerous for the World Champion team.
Expected to be fit for Rohit: Team management including captain Virat Kohli will face selection dilemma. Ravindra Jadeja has been out of the team for three months, but Akshar Patel in the Test and then in ODIs, Krunal Pandya did not let him miss them. The famous Krishna, who became famous due to IPL, took four wickets with a spectacular performance with his debut in ODI cricket. The biggest relief for India was Shikhar Dhawan’s return to form, who scored 98 runs. After exiting the T20 series, he was under considerable pressure to perform well.
Rohit Sharma suffered an elbow injury in the first match, but is expected to be fit. Shubman Gill can open the innings with Dhawan in the second match after giving Rohit a break. In such a situation, Rahul will enter the middle order. According to sources, Rohit’s injury is not serious and he is keen to play. It is believed that Rishabh Pant will play as a batsman and Rahul will be wicketkeeping.
Natarajan or Siraj may get a chance: Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav gave 68 runs in nine overs in the first match, replacing leg-spinner Yuzvendra Singh Chahal. The sharp trio of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Krishna and Shardul Thakur took nine wickets out of 10 and would like to maintain this rhythm. Thakur is playing continuously and T Natarajan or Muhammad Siraj can be fielded for variety.
England’s increased problem: England on the other hand will try to win this match and stay in the series. The injury in the first match to captain Eoin Morgan and batsman Sam Billings has added to his woes. Johnny Bairstow and Jason Roy did well and would be expected to repeat it. The middle order could not perform to the best of its ability. Ben Stokes, Jose Butler and Moin Ali failed. If England want to score big, then all three will have to play a good innings. At the same time, spinners Adil Rashid and Moin could not bother the Indian batsmen and both did not get wickets. Tom Curran will have to join his brothers Sam and Mark Wood in the fast bowling.
Teams:
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Yuzvendra Singh Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Washington Sundar, T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Muhammad Siraj , The famous Krishna, Shardul Thakur.
England: Eoin Morgan (captain), Moin Ali, Johnny Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jose Butler, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Liam Livingstone, Matt Parkinson, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Rees Topley, Mark Wood, Jack Ball, Chris Jordan, David Malan.
Number Game:
-101 ODIs have been played between England and India. Of these, India has won 54 and England has won 42. Two matches were tied, while three matches did not yield results.
–49 matches have been played between India and England on Indian soil. Of these, India has won 32, while England has won 16 matches. There was a match tie.
Shikhar Dhawan is away from completing his 6000 runs in ODI cricket.
– Rohit Sharma of India is six sixes away from completing 250 sixes in ODI cricket.
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