India vs England: Will Virat Kohli Shine in Final ODI in Ahmedabad?
Even though the Indian team has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ongoing ODI series between India and England, the English team would like to go to the Champions Trophy with increased confidence by winning the last match in Ahmedabad. The match will start at 1.30 pm on Wednesday.
Will England be able to find a solution against spin?
England will have to find a solution of mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who has made his ODI debut after troubling the English batsmen in T20Is. Apart from this, the visiting team will also face the challenge of two left-arm spinners Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja. While Axar is known to bring the ball in without turning much, Jadeja turns the ball out and finds wickets on the outside edge. Apart from this, India will also have the option of left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav and off-spinner Washington Sundar if needed. However, the chances of both of them playing are very low.
Will Kohli and Shami be able to perform well?
The Indian team seems to be in a comfortable position so far in this series. Rohit Sharma's return to form in the Cuttack ODI is a good sign for him. However, they would still like to expect a good performance from Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami so that the Indian team in the Champions Trophy goes with the form of all the experienced players.
Eyes on Jos Buttler
English captain Jos Buttler started the tour of India with a half-century in the Kolkata T20. After this, he has got a start in almost every match except two matches, but he has failed to play any big innings except for a half-century in the Nagpur ODI. In Cuttack too, he had scored 34 runs and England were also on the right track with a score of 219/3 in the 39th over. But he lost his wicket in the process of playing a big shot over mid-off. The English team would like their captain to play a big innings just before the Champions Trophy, so that his good rhythm and good form can be taken advantage of with increased confidence in the big tournament.
Will Kuldeep be back?
When this team was announced, it was expected that Jasprit Bumrah would be fit and available till the third ODI. However, this did not happen and now there is a cloud of crisis on playing in the Champions Trophy as well.
Kuldeep Yadav also made a comeback in this series after a hernia surgery and was expected to play all three ODIs. But the Indian team management gave a chance to Varun to try him out before the Champions Trophy. And now it has to be seen whether Kuldeep will return in the third match or not.
KL Rahul was India's leading wicketkeeper in this series, but he couldn't make the most of it with the bat. Since India has won this series, Rishabh Pant can come into the team. Similarly, Arshdeep Singh can also get a chance in place of Harshit Rana.