IND vs ENG: KL Rahul unavailable due to illness, Ishan Kishan included in XI
India made one change to its playing eleven for the second ODI against England after wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul was ruled out due to illness. Ishan Kishan returned to the side as his replacement after England won the toss and elected to bowl first at Edgbaston on Wednesday.
Captain Shubman Gill said India would have also chosen to bowl first, but was happy with the team’s performance in the series opener, where they secured a comfortable win.
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Gill said at the time of the toss, “We should have bowled first as well. In the last match we almost played a great game and hopefully we can do it again today.” “KL is ill, so he won’t be able to play and Ishan Kishan will be back.”
Gill credited India’s fast bowlers for turning the game around after England threatened to build momentum during the powerplay.
“They played six or seven good overs in the powerplay before putting us under pressure. The way the fast bowlers came back and took wickets in the middle overs was worth watching,” he said.
The India captain is also keen to return to familiar surroundings, having previously represented Glamorgan in county cricket.
England captain Harry Brook said the hosts decided to bowl after assessing the surface.
“There’s a nice even spread of grass out there. Hopefully we can get a little bit of seam movement and swing forward,” Brooks said. “We just need to perform a little better. We fought well in the last game and took it deep, and we want more of the same.”
England made two changes, bringing in Gus Atkinson and Saqib Mahmood in place of Josh Tongue and Liam Dawson as they added more pace to their attack.
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Gurnoor Brar, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna
England (Playing XI): Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethel, Joe Root, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (w), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood.
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