For all the controversies and questions related to his place in the side after a long period of poor performance, Virat Kohli He will reportedly miss the first ODI against England at the Oval in London on Tuesday night due to a groin strain during the third T20I at Trent Bridge.
A BCCI source told PTI, “Virat suffered a back strain during the last match. It cannot be confirmed whether it happened while fielding or batting. He probably won’t be able to play the first ODI tomorrow at The Oval as his back needs rest. A reliable source, however, confirmed to TOI that Kohli had traveled by the team bus from Nottingham to London.
If the former India captain misses out on the opening ODI of the series, it could be another setback for him to recover his form, which has been languishing for a long time. The 33-year-old will have the remaining two ODIs to make his case for his white-ball future at Lord’s (July 14) and Manchester (July 17). Over the years, one-day cricket has been the format where the Delhi man has truly ruled the cricketing world – scoring 12,311 runs @ 58.07 runs in 260 games, scoring 43 centuries and 64 fifties.
Meanwhile, some members of India’s squad for the ODI series-opener Shikhar Dhawanfast bowler Mohammad Shami, mohammed siraji And Shardul Thakur, and ‘keeper-batsman Ishan Kishan-trained at The Oval on Monday. Showing a refreshing attack with the bat throughout the series, India went on to win the T20Is 2-1. It will be interesting to see if India continue with their all-out attack strategy, which worked well for them in the T20I series, also in the ODIs.
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Meanwhile, India’s squad for the five-match T20I series in the West Indies will be announced on Tuesday, revealed a source. Dhawan will lead the team in the ODI series in the Caribbean, a clear indication that the veteran left-hander will be part of the squad for the 2023 World Cup in India. Rested from the ODI portion of the tour, it will be interesting to see if Kohli is given a ‘break’ from the T20Is in the West Indies – which is also scheduled to be held from July 29 to August 7.
Will ‘Sky’ Magic, pandya Inspire India?
Even though they lost the final T20I by 17 runs, Suryakumar YadavA mesmerizing 117 from 55 balls, which propelled India to the brink of an almost impossible victory, should give India confidence that they can win an ODI series against the hosts as well. The 31-year-old’s unique ability to dodge bowlers in all corners of the field in 360-degree style-gives India a huge lead in the middle overs.
Besides watching the reunion of Skipper’s old firm Rohit Sharma And with Dhawan on top, this series will be strengthened by the ODI return of India all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who has enjoyed a fairy-tale run over the past few months.
Leading Gujarat Titans to the IPL 2022 title and then putting on match-winning performances for India with bat and ball – as happened in the second T20I in Southampton, where he smashed 51 off 33 balls and then Scored 4-33 runs.
Apart from the Kohli factor, whose bowling form is another concern for India? Ravindra Jadeja, This Saurashtra player is now looking more like a batting all-rounder than a frontline bowler. In the third T20I, with David Malan going behind, the left-arm spinner kept wickets for 45 runs in his four overs.
India will also be hoping that Siraj and Thakur regain their confidence after their hands of Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow as England scored 378 runs at a canter in the final innings of the fifth Test. Siraj was dismissed for 90 in 15 overs, while Thakur made 65 in 11 as both returned without a wicket in the fourth innings at Birmingham. India would like to try left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh, who made an impressive T20I debut in Southampton, scoring 2-18 on debut.
The addition of Jasprit Bumrah, Shami and the famous Krishna to this series gives a boost to the pace department. When India last played an ODI series against the West Indies in Ahmedabad in February—Krishna’s stellar performances—he took 2-29, 4-12 and 3-27—was a huge 3-0 clean sweep to the hosts. played the part.
This will be the first ODI series for new England captain Jos Buttler, who took over as white-ball captain from Eoin Morgan just before coming to India on this tour. It is early days but it seems that the weight captaincy is probably affecting Butler’s explosive batting – his scores in the T20I series were 0, 4 and 18. After the T20I series loss, England, with their big cannon Test captain Ben Stokes, Root and Bairstow back in their pack, will be itching to make a comeback in ODIs.
India will be relieved that Malan, who played a match-winning 77 off 39 balls in the last T20I, is not in the England ODI squad, although his partner in that game, big-hitting Liam Livingstone, is there.