After winning the T20 series, men in blues will play the first match of the three-match series against the host at The Oval today. In T20, visitors adopted a very aggressive batting strategy. This strategy can be continued in ODIs as well. However, bad news has come for the Indian camp before the match. Indian star Virat Kohli is battling a groin injury. He may be out of this match. The match will start at 5:30 pm as per Indian Standard Time. While The toss will take place at 5:00.
Test Captain Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, and Joe Root were not part of the English team in the T20I series. These three stars have returned for the ODI series. That is, England is about to play with a full-strength team. Jason Roy and Jos Buttler can open the innings. At the same time, Jonny Bairstow can bat in the middle order. Similarly, Joe Root at number-3, Liam Livingston at number-4, and Test team captain and all-rounder Ben Stokes at number-5 can get a chance.
The last series India won on English soil in 2014
In ODI, India has a chance to win the series against England at their home after 8 years. The last time Team India won the ODI series there was in 2014. Then the series was 3-1 in the name of India. After this visitors lost 1-2 in the three-match series in 2018. During the 2019 World Cup, there was 1 game between the two teams. In that too, India had faced defeat.
The return of Shikhar Dhawan
ODI specialist Shikhar Dhawan’s return as an opener in the Indian team is almost certain. Shikhar will open with captain Rohit Sharma. If Kohli is fit, he will play at number 3. If Virat does not play, then Shreyas Iyer can get a chance at that place. Similarly, Suryakumar Yadav can be seen batting at number-4 and Pant at number-5. All-rounders Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja will play at no 6 and 7 simultaneously.