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Rohit Sharma-led Team India is all set to take on England in the second ODI of the three-match series on Sunday, February 9 at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. While the hosts are coming after taking a 1-0 lead in Nagpur, winning the opening ODI by four wickets, courtesy an all-round performance, England will be hoping to comeback strongly, eyeing to level the series.
As the two captains took the field for toss, Jos Buttler once again came out on top, opting to bat first. Speaking highly of his team, Buttler confirmed three changes, which saw Mark Wood, Gus Atkinson and Jamie Overton return in the XI. On the other hand, Team India skipper Rohit Sharma also confirmed of the changes.
Virat Kohli comes in place of Yashasvi Jaiswal; Kuldeep Yadav rested: Rohit Sharma
When asked of the team combination for second ODI, skipper Rohit Sharma confirmed of two changes which saw Yashasvi Jaiswal miss out and Virat Kohli come in his place. In other notable change, Rohit confirmed that Kuldeep Yadav has been rested and Varun Chakravarthy makes his debut.
“It was a good performance in the first game. That's what I loved about. The energy was very good despite not being on the field for a while. It was superb to watch after losing two wickets. Shreyas prides himself on that intent and attitude and not to forget the contributions of Shubman and Axar as well. Black soil pitch, not sure. Maybe play on the slower side, that's what I expect. Two changes, Jaiswal makes way for Virat. Kuldeep is rested so Varun makes his debut,” Rohit said.
Playing XI for India versus England second ODI
India: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy
England: Philip Salt(w), Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(c), Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Saqib Mahmood
