The shape and physical aptitude of the experienced stars are under the scanner as India enters the final phase of her preparations of Champions Trophy with the Odi series of three games against England that begins in Nagpur on Thursday, with the aim of Find the right balance for some specific spaces on the line. above. The tastes of the patron Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been under a tremendous scrutiny after their sad career in the red ball cryket. The two stars, after making advertising but disappointing appearances in the Ranji trophy last month, will be considering strong actions in a format that they have dominated for several years.
They were the two best runners in the 2023 World Cup with Kohli scoring 765 and Rohit breaking 597.
From that World Cup, which India let out in the undefeated final cl A great career.
The fall intensified in the tests and in the last three months, the two heroes of the triumph of the most recent World Cup in India have faced numerous calls to decide on their future.
The ODI series against England is the only tournament for tuning India for the Champions Trophy, which will be held in Pakistan and Dubai as of February 19. The competition of eight teams could be a creative event for the two unconditional ones who have already retired from T20IS.
However, its form is not lonely concern for the outfit.
One of the gray areas is the goalkeeper’s slot. Who between KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant should get the approval to play XI? With the Rohit pattern and his attached Shubman Gill they will probably open, followed by Kohli Shreyas Iyer and Hardik Pandya, it is likely that Wicktkeeper-Bater is located in number five.
Rahul, who held Wickts in the absence of PANT during the 2023 World Cup, made admirably, scoring 452 races and demonstrating to be one of the most consistent middle -order batters in India.
Its stability has been essential to create a formidable odi configuration, but its media strike rotation is a concern.
On the other hand, the left -handed pants offers variety in the superior order dominated by the right of India. In addition, its unpredictability, raw power and its ability to clear with an impressive ease make it factor X.
The group of Indian experts could always go with both of them, but that would probably come to the expense of Iyer, who despite the low performance in the Sri Lanka series, has been a prolific taxpayer. His exploits in the national season are difficult to ignore.
The series will also test the preparation of the veteran Mohammed Shami pacemakers and the Kuldeep Yadav doll, who had been low due to injuries and could be key to the success of India in the Champions Trophy.
While Shami played two T20 against England in the recently completed series, Kuldeep has not put the colors of India since the first test against New Zealand in October.
Spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was never disputed by this series due to a back problem.
The mysterious spinner is expected in Varun Chakravarthy to make a debut to strengthen his case of inclusion in the Champions Trophy team.
He worried about England’s batters in the T20IS after Bamboozling Bangladesh in another series at home last October.
Team management also has to make a difficult decision for the all -terrain position. Ravindra Jadeja, who has not played a hate since the 2023 ODI World Cup final, Axar Patel and Washington Sundar are in dispute and it is not yet clear how this will be established.
England will also look for cracks in its armor and present a stronger challenge. But the task is easier to say it than doing so that they have lost the consecutive series of 50 against Australia (in September) and the Western Indies (in November).
Joe Root is the only addition to the team of his batting alignment, which will be largely the same as the one he fought in the T20.
It is likely that Wicktkeeper Jamie Smith will lose the first two hate due to a calf problem.
India: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Yashavi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Slendar, Axar Patel, Kuldeepyav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy.
England: Jos Buttler (C), Harry Brook, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Philip Salt, Jamie Smith, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Crse, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
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