T20 WC brand ambassador Yuvraj backs Rohit & Virat in squad
Karthik started the last T20 World Cup in Australia as India’s designated keeper before losing his spot ahead of the team’s semifinal defeat to England.
England cricket team skipper Eoin Morgan invited Virat Kohli -led Indian cricket team to field first after winning the toss in the second One Day International (ODI) match of three-match series on Saturday (14 July).
The second match is played at the iconic ‘Lord’s’ Stadium in England. On Saturday, while an upbeat Indian side will aim to continue their winning momentum by winning today’s game, English side will aim to bounce back to stay alive in the series. Currently, India is leading the three-match ODI series by 1-0.
After winning the toss, Eoin Morgan said, “We are gonna have a bat first. There was a bit rain yesterday. We’ll only find a way over the time. Hopefully we’ll stick to our plans and get better. We need to stick to our strengths and we need to learn as we go along. We got the same team.”
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Virat Kohli said: “We were looking to bowl first, we are pretty happy with it. Lord’s has always helped the seamers. We’ll try to make the most of the two new balls. The spinners are doing a great job for us in the middle overs. The World Cup is too far way ahead. We need to stick to the present and not worry about things too much. We love coming here, it’s a beautiful stadium. If you complaint at Lord’s you can’t play anywhere else. We are sticking to the same team.”
Teams:
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Lokesh Rahul, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w), Hardik Pandya, Umesh Yadav, Siddarth Kaul, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal
England (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w), Moeen Ali, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Liam Plunkett, Mark Wood
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