IND vs ENG 2nd ODI preview: With sequence win in sight, India gear up for ‘Surya Namaskar’

The immensely proficient Suryakumar Yadav is more likely to get an opportunity to showcase his ‘360 degree’ hitting abilities when a rampaging Indian staff takes on a reasonably clueless England, aiming to seal off one other sequence victory within the second ODI in Pune on Friday.
Shreyas Iyer’s dislocated shoulder has as soon as once more introduced Yadav in focus and his ODI debut, after a blockbuster T20 first outing, seems imminent after an all-round present by the hosts ensured a straightforward victory within the first sport.
Iyer has been one in all India’s most prolific 50-over batsman earlier than the COVID-19 enforced lockdown however such is the staff’s power {that a} debutant seems extra formidable for a world champion opposition, who’re no much less menacing however appear completely confused at this level.
Being spoilt for selections is at all times an excellent headache to have for the think-tank and skipper Virat Kohli can be extra happy than anybody else.
Kohli has not had Ravindra Jadeja’s companies for shut to 3 months however neither Axar Patel in Tests, and now Krunal Pandya within the ODIs, have let the staff miss their maverick from Rajkot.
Prasidh Krishna, already a family title as a result of IPL, appeared fully at house on his ODI debut, hurrying batsmen for tempo within the absence of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami.

And come to consider it, as soon as Jadeja and Bumrah are again, a Krunal or Krishna will both cool their heels within the dug-out and even worse, not discover a place within the squad, which is a sworn statement to India’s unimaginable depth of expertise pool.
The largest optimistic in the course of the opening sport was Shikhar Dhawan’s return to kind with a match-winning 98. He was beneath stress after being benched for a big a part of the T20 sequence.
The elegant southpaw could be raring to go yet another time.
Rohit Sharma had sustained a blow to his elbow in the course of the first match however is predicted to be slot in time for the second sport.
In case India need to give Rohit a brief break, then Shubman Gill can open alongside Dhawan with KL Rahul coming in at his typical center order slot.
However, as per sources, Rohut is eager to get cracking because it’s not very critical.
It is predicted that Pant would play purely as a batsman and Rahul would proceed to maintain wickets.
Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav leaked 68 runs in 9 overs and might be changed by leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal.
The tempo trio of skilled Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Prasidh Krishana and the ever-improving Shardul Thakur took 9 of the ten wickets and could be eager to rock the England batting line-up once more.
The better part was how they got here again after first 15 overs of mayhem by Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow.
Shardul has been constantly enjoying and it received’t be a foul choice to check out T Natarajan or Mohammed Siraj for a little bit of variation.
“One of our sweetest victories in recent past. We haven’t won many good games in ODIs. I am, really a proud man right now,” skipper Kohli had stated after the primary match as he sounded happy with the staff’s effort.
Meanwhile, England will look to degree the sequence and keep alive within the contest.
England have lots to ponder on and accidents to skipper Eoin Morgan and batsman Sam Billings, whereas fielding, within the lung-opener have solely added to their woes. Both seem uncertain for the second sport.
Bairstow was among the many runs as he blazed to 94 off 64 balls as was his associate Roy (46).
The two could be seeking to put up one other positive present and carry ahead the aggressive model of cricket, which was the cornerstone of the 2019 World Cup triumph.
However, their center order hasn’t carried out as much as its potential and the likes of all-rounder Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and Moeen Ali faltered with the bat.
If England must put an enormous complete or chase a rating, the trio wants to fireplace in unison.
Their key spinners Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali haven’t been capable of bother the Indian batters and each went wicket-less within the opening sport.
They must step up and ship and together with Tom Curran, who might want to praise his brother Sam and tempo spearhead Mark Wood, who troubled the batters together with his pace.
Come Friday, it stays to be seen whether or not India are in a position so as to add “another sweetest victory” or if the guests spoil their occasion.
Teams (From)
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.
The match begins at 1.30 PM.