India vs England 1st ODI: Even though the Indian team was playing the fifth T20 match in Southampton, the entire attention of the Indian fans was on Birmingham. The fans present at the Rose Bowl were also wondering what was going on in Birmingham, where Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were seen sweating profusely in the nets for the three-match ODI series starting from July 14.

Nowadays, there may be a lot of talk about the decreasing popularity of 50 over cricket (ODI), but as long as names like Rohit and Virat are present on the field, the thrill of this format can never diminish. Despite being at the last stage of their career, this star pair is still the biggest crowd-pulling pair in the world. This is the reason why whenever India plays ODI cricket, all the limelight focuses on these two greats.

Bumrah’s return and a big opportunity for the youth

Jasprit Bumrah is going to play his first ODI match after the 2023 World Cup. However, due to the madness of Rohit and Kohli, the discussion of Bumrah’s comeback has been a bit subdued, but despite this, everyone’s eyes will be fixed on this dangerous fast bowler. Bumrah is such a match-winner who can change the course of the game at any time.

On the other hand, this series is going to prove to be very important for players like Shivam Dubey. In the absence of Hardik Pandya and Nitish Kumar Reddy, Dubey has a golden opportunity to strengthen his claim for the 2027 World Cup by performing strongly against England. The same thing applies to Prince Yadav, who left a great impression against Afghanistan. In the absence of Mohammad Siraj, Prince will have to capitalize on these opportunities at all costs so that his place in the team can be confirmed.

In a way, auditions for the 2027 World Cup have started and now every series matters. After not being able to do anything special in the T20 series, Axar Patel has also returned to the ODI team and he will be desperate to prove himself. Admittedly, the Indian team is not playing with its full strength at the moment, but despite this the team is strong enough to give a tough competition to England on its own soil.

England full of confidence and the challenge of new combination

Harry Brook, who is captaining England, is in high spirits, because under his captaincy the team has made a clean sweep of India in the T20 series. However, Brook would be well aware that India’s challenge in ODI cricket is going to be completely different from T20. At the same time, England will also have to puzzle over the combination of their playing eleven. Jacob Bethel can come to open with Ben Duckett, and it will be very interesting to see how he performs in this new role. The 2019 World Champion English team would also like to improve its poor record in ODIs after the 2023 World Cup.

Probable Playing XI of both the teams

India: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan, Shivam Dubey/Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh.

England: Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethel, Joe Root, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Will Jaques, Sam Curran, Joffra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Josh Tong, Adil Rashid.

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