50 runs win in Southampton T20I was really enjoyable and looking forward, team India He will be eyeing an unassailable lead in Jos Buttler’s clash against England in Birmingham on Saturday. The teams moved their bases to Edgbaston, the venue for the rescheduled fifth Test where India suffered a 7-wicket defeat despite a fine start. The visitors will try to erase that bitter memory with another victory in the Color Kit, but before that, management will, in all likelihood, face the puzzle of choice.
After being rested for the series opener, the likes of Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja returned to the mix for the remaining two matches. Things will get tougher for the Indian think tank when they want to include Kohli and Pant in the playing XI.
Deepak Hooda did a commendable job at the top of the order for India when Kohli was out. The former has recorded scores of 47, 104 and 33 in his last three outings, and taking out an in-form batsman would certainly be an insensitive move. And if the team sees fit in both, Ishan Kishan may face the axe. In that case, Kohli can walk in with Rohit as the opener and Hooda will remain at 3.
Among the wicketkeepers, there is a toss between Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant. The veteran stumper was seen fumbling behind the wicket during the first T20I. Since Pant is coming with a century in the Test match, he can be preferred over Karthik for this game.
Jadeja has no mind in place of Axar Patel, especially after the third Test 100 in the prelims which came a few days back. At the same time, the chances of Bumrah coming back to Harshal or Arshdeep are 2. likely to be sold forRa T20I.
All these factors certainly add to the curiosity to know the playing XI for the second match between India and England. Earlier, we put out our estimated India XI:
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh.
Now it’s your turn to choose your team. So, go ahead but remember, you just need to pick 11 names to make your strongest XI.
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