IND Vs ENG: 15 months of waiting..! Will india beat England?

The first ODI between india and england is scheduled to be played at the Vidarbha Stadium in Maharashtra. The england team, which is touring india, fielded first in the 5-match t20 series. However, the young indian team led by suryakumar yadav won the series 4-1. In this situation, the 3-match ODI cricket series between the two teams begins today. For this, captain Rohit and virat kohli have returned to the team for the indian team. Both teams are trying to win this series, which is a preview of the ICC Champions Trophy.

The first match between the india and england teams will start at 1.30 pm at the Vidarbha Stadium in Maharashtra. Fans can watch the match live on tv on Star sports channel and OTT on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website. It is noteworthy that the indian team last won the semi-final of the ODI world cup held in november 2023. After that, they did not win a single one of the 3 ODIs they played. That is, the indian team has not registered a win in ODIs for 15 months. Therefore, the fans are eagerly waiting to see if the Rohit Sharma-led indian team will make a comeback by winning today's match.
The local fans and the atmosphere of the stadium will be a great strength for the indian team. Captain Rohit and kohli, who have been struggling with poor form for the past few months, are forced to return to form. shreyas iyer and KL rahul are also going to take the field after a long break. Their performance as midfielders is very important for the team. Although mohammed shami has returned to the team, Bumrah's absence from the team due to injury is considered a setback. So far, 107 ODIs have been played between india and England. Out of these, india has won 58 matches and england 44 matches. 2 matches have ended in a draw, and 3 matches have not been decided. The Vidarbha cricket Stadium in nagpur is a clean batting ground. Batsmen love to field here. The boundaries are big in the square, and this will be an advantage for spinners. They can fool the batsmen with their pace.

Proposed playing XI:
India: rohit sharma (C), Shubman Gill, virat kohli, shreyas iyer, KL rahul rahul (VK), hardik pandya, ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, mohammed shami, Arshdeep Singh, varun Chakravarthy.

England: Bill salt (VK), Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (captain), Liam Livingstone, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

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