England managed to win the rescheduled one-off Test match while India made a comeback and won the three-match T20I series with a 2-1 series. The caravan now moves on to the ODIs, where both the team will be locking horns with each other on 12th July, 14th July, and 17th July. The first ODI will be played at Kensington Oval in London.
England will be led by Jos Buttler. They have a good mix of cricketers in their squad, with a large number of all-rounders to strengthen their side. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma will lead the visiting team. All the senior players are available for selection in this series. They will be hoping to continue their good run and clinch the ODI series as well.
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England is fielding their full-strength side in this series. The last time England played a full-strength ODI side was back in Sri Lanka last year. A great contest is anticipated here. India and England locked horns with each other in 103 games in ODIs earlier and the visitors are having a 55-43 lead in the head-to-head contest.
England
Brydon Carse will be expected to make his debut, with Matt Parkinson as the frontline spinner. Liam Livingstone could take over the vacant middle-order spot left by the former skipper, Eoin Morgan. Phil Salt and Harry Brook are the other options.
Probable XI: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Liam Livingstone, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (c, wk), Moeen Ali, David Willey, Brydon Carse, Craig Overton/Matt Parkinson, Reece Topley
India
According to the reports, Virat Kohli is in doubt with a groin niggle, and a decision on his participation will be taken on the morning of the match. Meanwhile, it will be interesting to see if India goes with an all-arounder or pick the specialist pacer, Prasidh Krishna. The visitors also would welcome Shikhar Dhawan back into the fold.
Probable XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur/Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah.
Fantasy XI Suggestion 1:
Jonny Bairstow, Virat Kohli (VC), Shikhar Dhawan (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Joe Root, Liam Livingstone, Ravindra Jadeja, Ben Stokes, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, David Willey
Fantasy XI Suggestion 2:
Jos Buttler, Rishabh Pant, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Suryakumar Yadav, Joe Root (VC), Ben Stokes, Hardik Pandya (C), Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Reece Topley
