Ind vs Eng: Inevitable changes in playing XI from both sides

Pune, Mar 26: England will be looking for a crucial win in the second ODI in order to stay alive in the three-match series after India won the first ODI by 66 runs England will need to keep their chances in the three-match series alive with a win. In all of this, India and England will witness changes due to the injuries that took place.

 

 

 

For India, Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the remainder of the series due to a dislocated shoulder. In the same match, Rohit Sharma also took a blow on the right elbow, however, it wasn’t serious. In absence of Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav could take the crease and make his ODI international debut.

 

 

Besides, if India wants to give Rohit a short break, then Shubman Gill can open alongside Shikhar Dhawan with KL Rahul coming in at his usual middle-order slot. The biggest positive during the opening game was Dhawan’s return to form with a match-winning 98. He was under pressure after being benched for a large part of the T20 series.

 

For England, injuries to skipper Eoin Morgan and batsman Sam Billings, while fielding has been setback for the visitors. Meanwhile, it has to resolve the issues its middle-order is facing in the absence of Joe Root. The poor form of Morgan and Stokes has also been a cause of worry for the visitors.

 

 

Morgan will miss the final two One-Day Internationals and Sam Billings will be unavailable for game two of the series on Friday, with a decision on his availability for Sunday’s final match to be taken in due course.

 

 

 

India: Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), KL Rahul (wicket-keeper), Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Washington Sundar, T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Md. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur

 

England: Eoin Morgan (Captain), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Liam Livingstone, Matt Parkinson, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, Mark Wood. Covers: Jake Ball, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan

 

 

India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav

 

England: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk), Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Dawid Malan, Liam Livingstone