IND vs ENG: India has to face England in Cardiff in the second ODI. Team India will play ODI match on this ground after 12 years. The last time Team India played an ODI match against England on this ground was in 2014 and it got a spectacular victory. Team India won this match by 133 runs but a very bad thing happened to Virat Kohli in this match. Rohit Sharma definitely scored runs but he was seen yearning for one run at a time. Let us tell you what happened to these two legends on the ground of Cardiff 12 years ago?
What happened with Virat-Rohit in Cardiff?
The last match between India and England in Cardiff was played on August 27, 2014. In this match, England won the toss and invited India to bat first and Team India scored 304 runs in 50 overs. The big thing is that in this match Virat Kohli Couldn’t even open the account and Rohit Sharma scored a half-century in Test match style. Rohit had played an inning of 52 runs in 87 balls, while Virat was out at 0 after playing 3 balls. He was dismissed by Chris Woakes.
Signs are not good for Virat-Rohit
Both Virat and Rohit were out cheaply in the Edgbaston ODI and now if they do not fare well in Cardiff, Team India may be in trouble. Let us tell you that Rohit Sharma is playing a lot of dot balls and Virat Kohli has started taking a lot of risks in the first 10-12 balls of the innings due to which there is a possibility of his getting out. Now it remains to be seen how these two stalwarts of Team India perform on the Cardiff pitch.
Cardiff ground is heaven for bowlers
The ground of Cardiff is considered a heaven for bowlers. You will be surprised to know that a total of 33 ODIs have been played in this ground in which the average score in the first innings is only 223 runs. Whereas in the second innings this score reduces to 209 runs. Winning the toss is also very important on this ground. The team bowling first has won 21 out of 33 ODI matches at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. The team batting first has won only 8 matches.
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