England vs India, third ODI: Focus on Virat Kohli as India eye collection win in Manchester

India will look to finish the England tour on a excessive because the Rohit Sharma-led facet must win the collection decider in opposition to England to take dwelling the three-match One Day International collection on Sunday. After 2018 and 2021, it will likely be the third time that an ODI collection between England and India will enter a winner-takes-it-all decider match.

The Indian crew is anticipated to tweak its batting template from cautious to a extra fearless one within the series-deciding third ODI in opposition to England in Manchester on Sunday.

ROHIT, DHAWAN & KOHLI

The famed trio of Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli should put their fingers as much as assist the vacationers deal with the swing and seam bowling of England pacers.

Rohit’s method in a lot of the video games is not an issue, however Indian crew administration led by head coach Rahul Dravid may have its personal set of points if 37-year-old Dhawan is their selection going into subsequent 12 months’s 2023 ODI World Cup.

While the ODI World Cup remains to be 15 months away, it must be severely deliberated on whether or not Rohit, Dhawan and Kohli can be India’s Nos. 1, 2 and three going ahead.

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The scrutiny lens on talismanic batter Virat Kohli is ready to go up a notch, too. Kohli’s extended lean patch has been a burning query and a matter of intense debate amongst cricket followers, particularly with a Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia simply three months away. Another low rating at Manchester will enhance the decibel ranges on Kohli’s lean patch.

INDIA’s BOWLING

Bumrah has hit the straps and Mohammed Shami most of the time produces these unplayable wicket-taking deliveries. Yuzvendra Chahal has altered his approach as he’s bowling a tad slower and letting the ball cling within the air to create deception.

Prasidh Krishna, together with his capacity to get bounce even from size, will solely get higher and Hardik Pandya’s bowling tempo has actually introduced smiles again within the Indian camp.

The solely worrying facet can be Ravindra Jadeja’s sharp decline as a potent left-arm spinner, which most likely has gone unnoticed and papered over by spectacular performances by the others.

SQUADS

England: Jos Buttler (Captain), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Craig Overton, Matthew Parkinson, Jason Roy, Phil Salt, Reece Topley and David Willey.

India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh.

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