England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to bat in the second ODI against England taking place at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. England will feature with three changes in the second ODI as Mark Wood, Gus Atkinson and Jamie Overton come into the XI.
India mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy who bamboozled the English batters in the T20I series made his ODI debut against England. Former India captain Virat Kohli who missed the first ODI due to a knee injury made his comeback in playing XI for the second ODI. Kohli came in place of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Varun made his ODI debut as Kuldeep Yadav rested for the second ODI.
India are currently leading 1-0 in the three-match ODI series and now the Men in Blue will look to win the second ODI to seal the three-match ODI series. Winning the ongoing white ball series will surely boost the morale of Rohit Sharma-led India for the Champions Trophy 2025.
The ongoing series will be the last assignment for Rohit Sharma-led side after that the Men in Blue will travel to Dubai for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 which is scheduled to start from February 19.
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Jos Buttler at toss: We are going to bat first today. We have been pushing in the right direction, play better for longer and hopefully have a good day today. Looks a bit dry, black soil. Looks a good wicket. Three changes, Mark Wood, Gus Atkinson and Jamie Overton come into the XI.
Rohit Sharma at toss: It was a good performance in the first game. That's what I loved about. The energy was very good despite not being on the field for a while. It was superb to watch after losing two wickets. Shreyas prides himself on that intent and attitude and not to forget the contributions of Shubman and Axar as well. Black soil pitch, not sure. Maybe play on the slower side, that's what I expect. Two changes, Jaiswal makes way for Virat. Kuldeep is rested so Varun makes his debut.
India vs England ODI head-to-head
India and England have played 108 ODI matches where the Men in Blue won 59 matches and England won 44. Three matches between two teams ended without result and two matches ended as a draw. Team India will be confident as they are coming after defeating England in the five-match T20I series.
India vs England playing XIs
India: Philip Salt(w), Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(c), Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Saqib Mahmood
England: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy
