Team Chabuk-Sports Desk: The first match of the five-match series of the Indian cricket team against England will be played here on Friday. The World Cup is to be held in India in October this year and for this, Virat Brigade is looking for the right combination and core players.
The Indian team recently won the Test against England 3-1 but it is a different format and the challenge of the world number one T20 team led by captain Eoin Morgan is not easy.
There is a possibility of piles on flat pitches during the series and the path of Indian bowlers will not be easy. England attacking wicketkeeper-batsman Jose Butler recently said, “It’s a great opportunity for us to play in the conditions where we have to play in the World Cup.”
Availability of many options
India have many options for every place and this is good news for the captain. However, some difficult situations arise in such a situation and the Indian team is well aware of this as the team has faced such a situation during the 2019 World Cup. In that tournament, India did not have a regular fourth-ranked batsman.
Who is Rohit’s partner?
Given the past experience, Kohli and head coach Ravi Shastri would like to decide who will start the innings with Rohit Sharma in the T20 World Cup. They have two options in the form of Lokesh Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan. In terms of skill, Rahul’s selection in the final XI of limited over’s is almost certain but Dhawan has always performed brilliantly in the global competition and he is one of the most senior players of the team. In the recent Vijay Hazare Trophy, he has played a brilliant innings of 153 runs. Both Lokesh Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan were the top two scorers in last year’s IPL.
Will the numbers of Iyer and Suryakumar change?
If Kohli decides to give Dhawan a chance, then Rahul may have to come down to number four. This is a difficult decision for Kohli to take because if these two play then Shreyas Iyer or Suryakumar Yadav, who has made a place in the team after years of hard work, will have to sit out. Shreyas and Suryakumar provide the option of aggressive batting at number four or five and the team management will try to take full advantage of it.]
spectators can see a lot of boundaries
Motera’s pitch will definitely be flat which will be full of runs. This is also the need for the smallest format of the game. Both the teams have many aggressive batsmen and in such a way the spectators can see a lot of boundaries. Apart from vice-captain Rohit, India have stormy batsmen like Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya while England have aggressive batsmen like skipper Eoin Morgan, Ben Stokes, Jose Butler, David Malan and Jason Roy.
Keep an eye on the future in return
Due to the unavailability of T Natarajan, the bowling attack will be led by Bhuvneshwar Kumar who is returning after a long absence while senior spinner Yujvendra Chahal will be present to play with him. Given the weakness of the England batsmen against the spinners in these circumstances, Chahal can get the support of both Washington Sundar and Akshar Patel after which one of Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar and Navdeep Saini will get a chance to play.
England’s all-rounders
In the limited overs format, England will have high expectations from their all-rounder’s and all eyes will be on Stokes, Sam Curran and Moin Ali. Apart from fast bowlers like Joffra Archer, Mark Wood, Chris Jordan, England also has wrist spinner Adil Rashid, which will not make India’s victory easier.
The teams
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Yujvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar , Rahul Tewatia, Ishan Kishan (Reserve Wicketkeeper).
England: Eoin Morgan (capt), Jose Butler, Jason Roy, Liam Livingstone, David Malan, Ben Stokes, Moin Ali, Adil Rashid, Rees Topley, Chris Jordan, Mark Wood, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Sam Billings, Johnny Bairstow and Joffrey Archer.
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