Team India suffered a crushing defeat in the T20 series against England. The Indian team could not win even a single match. The first match was canceled due to rain and after that Team India lost four consecutive T20 matches. Now it is the turn of the ODI series, the question is, which 11 players will Team India have to field to break the losing streak in England? What will be the playing eleven of Team India in the first ODI match to be held at Edgbaston? What decision will Gautam Gambhir take?
Will these 11 players play in Edgbaston?
If we look at Gautam Gambhir’s thinking and strategy, team india In the ODI series too, there will be an attempt to bat till number 8 and go with three specialist bowlers. Opening will be the responsibility of Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma, apart from them Virat Kohli will play at number 3. Shreyas Iyer will come at number 4 and then KL Rahul at number 5. After this, Shivam Dubey, Akshar Patel and Washington Sundar may get a chance. In bowling, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh will get a chance and Gurnoor Brar can be given a chance, who took 7 wickets in 3 ODIs against Afghanistan. His form is also going well, he also took 10 wickets in the match against Sri Lanka A.
Will these 4 players be out?
Meaning, Team India can make Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav and Ishan Kishan sit on the bench. Well, the famous Krishna can also be in the race for playing eleven. If he plays, Gurnoor Brar will have to sit on the bench. However, Brar would be a good option to surprise England.
England’s playing eleven
England has announced its playing eleven a day before the match. The team will field with the new opening pair of Zerb Bethel and Ben Duckett. All the remaining players are from the T20 series only who did not allow Team India to win even a single match.
England team- Jacob Bethel, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook (captain), Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Sam Curran, Will Jacques, Joffra Archer, Liam Dawson, Josh Tong, Adil Rashid.
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