Why is KL Rahul not playing the second ODI vs England? India reveal reason
India made one change to their playing XI for the second ODI against England after wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul was ruled out due to illness. Ishan Kishan returned to the side as his replacement after England won the toss and opted to field at Edgbaston on Wednesday.
Captain Shubman Gill said India would also have chosen to bowl first but was pleased with the team’s performance in the series opener, where they secured a comfortable victory.
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“We would have bowled first as well. We had a near-perfect game in the last match and hopefully we can do it again today,” Gill said at the toss. “KL is sick, so he misses out, and Ishan Kishan comes back in.”
Gill credited India’s fast bowlers for turning the game around after England threatened to build momentum during the Powerplay.
“We had a good six or seven overs in the Powerplay before they put us under pressure. The way the fast bowlers came back and picked up wickets in the middle overs was tremendous to see,” he said.
The India captain also looked forward to returning to familiar surroundings, having previously represented Glamorgan in county cricket.
England captain Harry Brook said the hosts chose to bowl after assessing the surface.
“There is a nice even spread of grass. Hopefully we can get a little bit of seam movement and swing up front,” Brook said. “We just need to execute slightly better. We fought well in the last game to take 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(c), Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan(w), Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Gurnoor Brar, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna
England (Playing XI): Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook(c), Jos Buttler(w), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood
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