Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Monday (March 22) confirmed that Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma might be their opening pair for the primary ODI in opposition to England on Tuesday (March 23) at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
“As far as the opening combination is concerned, Shikhar (Dhawan) and Rohit (Sharma) will definitely start. They have been amazing for us in the past few years,” he mentioned throughout the pre-match convention.
Notably, the sequence is especially vital for the 35-year-old Dhawan, who failed to make an affect within the first T20 in Ahmedabad earlier than warming the benches the remaining two video games which India gained.
With the administration having loads of choices in (Shubman Gill) and exterior (Prithvi Shaw and Devdutt Padikkal) the squad for the opening slot, it is going to be a litmus check for ‘Gabbar’ to show himself within the lung-opener.
The ODI format provides Dhawan the time he wants to construct his innings. With a great deal of expertise beneath his belt, the Delhi batsman might nicely return to kind come Tuesday.
Meanwhile, for the Indian group, the sequence could be an extension of its preparations for the T20 World Cup later this 12 months. The 50-over-format, typically, stays low precedence in 2021 with no main tournaments across the nook.
IND vs ENG 1st ODI, Dream 11 group prediction
IND vs ENG 1st ODI, Dream 11 Captain: Virat Kohli
IND vs ENG 1ST ODI, Dream 11 Vice-captain: Eoin Morgan
IND vs ENG 1ST ODI, Dream 11 Wicket keeper: Jos Buttler, Rishabh Pant
IND vs ENG 1ST ODI, Dream 11 Batsmen: Rohit Sharma, Dawid Malan
IND vs ENG 1ST ODI, Dream 11 All-rounders: Hardik Pandya, Ben Stokes
IND vs ENG 1ST ODI, Dream 11 Bowlers: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur, Adil Rashid
Predicted Playing XIs
India
Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (C), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal and T Natarajan
England
Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Eoin Morgan (C), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (WK), Moeen Ali/Sam Billings, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood and Reece Topley/Tom Curran
Squads (From)
India
Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Washington Sundar, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Mohd Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal
England
Eoin Morgan (C), Liam Livingstone, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid, Sam Curran, Matt Parkinson, Tom Curran, Sam Billings, and Reece Topley.
