Amusement on the go: Kohli and Gill are in a contented state of mind on the eve of the England conflict.
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The labyrinth of roads criss-crossing Lucknow’s coronary heart are dotted with heritage buildings, harking again to a bygone period. The different finish of the spectrum has up to date streets and suburbs with their skyscrapers. Modern pizzas and historic tunday kebabs jostle collectively in a multi-layered culinary panorama.
In this metropolis imbued with historical past’s footprints, India takes on England in a World Cup sport on the Ekana Stadium right here on Sunday. The host will get one other probability to extend its profitable run. Be it Shubman Gill’s absence within the preliminary two video games or Hardik Pandya’s present hibernation, Rohit Sharma’s males have discovered a manner to keep afloat and land their punches.
Squaring against India is a rival, weighed down by the defending champion tag and bruised by 4 losses. A lone win over Bangladesh stays a light palliative balm. England’s Bazball swagger in Tests has gone lacking in ODIs below a distinct teaching construction.
Nosedived
Jos Buttler’s males gained the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia final 12 months. However, whereas transitioning into this 12 months’s typical World Cup, the efficiency has nosedived and their mighty phrases have change into bluster. No England participant options within the present top-10 run-getters or wicket-takers’ listing on this World Cup.
Ben Stokes nursed an harm and nonetheless turned up however his ordinary propensity to script miracles is but to floor. The sands of time are operating out quick for the guests and a turnaround against India may very well be a booster dose even when a last-four berth stays a imprecise proposition.
If England seeks a reversal of fortunes, India wants to keep in its triumphant cocoon. Five wins on the trot is a tribute to the squad’s consistency and people transient testing phases against Australia and New Zealand had been successfully countered. Lots rides on Rohit, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja. The quartet has been important whereas the others had their moments.
Talking ways: Dravid and Rohit having a dialogue forward of the match.
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Gill and Shreyas Iyer, all fluid runs and inexplicable dismissals, want to keep tight. In the bowling flank, Mohammed Siraj had the odd uninteresting section, however total has been an apt foil to Bumrah. With Mohammed Shami too being part of the enjoying eleven, India has a positive tempo trio.
The middle-over strangle could not have been totally applied against New Zealand at Dharamshala as Kuldeep Yadav went for runs and it stays to be seen if the brown texture of the enjoying floor right here forces the administration to additional increase its spin sources with R. Ashwin. Like this metropolis’s Burma biscuits with their everlasting flavour notes, India too would favor a way of longevity in its profitable path whereas England desires a dalliance with hope.
The groups (from):
India: Rohit Sharma (Capt.), Ok.L. Rahul (wk), Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur and Kuldeep Yadav.
England: Jos Buttler (Capt. & wk), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Jonny Bairstow, Mark Wood, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid and Brydon Carse.
Umpires: Rodney Tucker and Adrian Holdstock; Third umpire: Ahsan Raza; Match referee: Richie Richardson.
Match begins at 2 p.m.
