Probable XI –
India –
Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli (C), Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel/Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma/Shardul Thakur/Mohammad Siraj
England –
Rory Burns, Dom Sibley, Daniel Lawrence, Joe Root, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Dom Bess, Jack Leach, Jofra Archer, James Anderson/Stuart Broad
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Jos Buttler
2. Rohit Sharma
3. Joe Root(VC)
4. Virat Kohli(C)
5. Cheteshwar Pujara
6. Ben Stokes
7. Ravichandran Ashwin
8. Washington Sundar
9. Jofra Archer
10. Dom Bess
11. Jasprit Bumrah
– Virat Kohli looks safest captain pick as he has been phenomenal in H2H & at this venue by scoring runs at an average of 48 & 61 respectively.
– Joe Root will be the best VC pick considering his recent form & average of 57 & 47 in H2H matches and at this venue respectively.
– Jos Buttler is another must have pick as he has scored runs at an average of 44 in 18 H2H innings.
– Expecting good knocks from Rohit as he has been good in home test matches.
– Going with three spinners considering the pitch which will definitely provide assistance to them.
– Dom Bess might be a good punt as he had been impressive at the spin friendly pitches during the recently concluded series against SL.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Jos Buttler
2. Joe Root
3. Virat Kohli(C)
4. Cheteshwar Pujara
5. Moeen Ali
6. Ben Stokes(VC)
7. Ravichandran Ashwin
8. Washington Sundar
9. Jofra Archer
10. Jasprit Bumrah
11. Ishant Sharma
– Stokes might be a good VC pick as he has been decent in H2H matches with both bat and ball.
– Moeen Ali might be a good punt considering his bowling at this spin friendly wicket & down the order batting.
– Washington Sundar was in good touch during the series against AUS with both bat and ball which makes him a good credit saver pick.
– Jofra Archer might trouble Indian batters through his speed & variations with the bowl.
Grand League Combination –
1. Rishabh Pant
2. Virat Kohli(VC)
3. Rohit Sharma
4. Joe Root
5. Moeen Ali
6. Ben Stokes
7. Ravichandran Ashwin(C)
8. Washington Sundar
9. Dom Bess
10. Kuldeep Yadav
11. Jasprit Bumrah
– Going heavy on India considering their dominance at home test matches.
– Ravichandran Ashwin might play a crucial role at this spin friendly venue by taking 6-7 wickets at least.
– Kuldeep might get place in XIs considering the positive statements made by the officials about him.
– Rishabh & Rohit can play big knocks very quickly considering their batting style.
