Predicting India’s playing XI for second ODI against England

Team India will be looking forward to performing well in the upcoming game against England, which will happen on February 9 in Cuttack. The team is pumped up for the upcoming clash after vice-captain Shubman Gill’s outstanding performance in the first game. Harshit Rana’s debut was magical, and Yashasvi Jaiswal’s fielding efforts were top-notch. As a batter, he failed to shine. Virat Kohli missed the first game due to an injury, but as per reports, he is fine and will be included on the team.

India’s Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami

Here is the predicted playing XI of India ahead of the second ODI against England:

Top Order:

With Virat Kohli’s return, India’s playing XI will now consist of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill. Jaiswal will be dropped from the side to make way for Kohli. Rohit has to step up now, as it’s high time. Even in the previous game, he scored just two runs and threw away his wicket. However, Gill was super impressive with his bat in the previous game, and the same will be expected of him in the upcoming matches.

Middle Order:

Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, and Axar Patel are the middle-order batters. Rahul didn’t get much time to bat in the first game, but all the other players were magnificent. Hardik was fantastic with the ball as well, which speaks volumes about his involvement in the game.

Bowlers:

Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, and Mohammed Shami are the team’s leading bowlers. They were all exceptional with the ball, taking wickets at regular intervals. The same will be expected from them in the upcoming game.