Squads –
IND –
Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul(w), Virat Kohli(c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Axar Patel, Shikhar Dhawan, Deepak Chahar, Shreyas Iyer, Rahul Tewatia, T Natarajan, Ishan Kishan, Rahul Chahar
ENG –
Jason Roy, Jos Buttler(w), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Sam Billings, Reece Topley, Mark Wood, Tom Curran, Liam Livingstone
Team News –
IND –
– Team India will be high on confidence after beating the English men in Test series 3-1, however the real task will be doing the same in the shortest format against the No 1 t20 team in the world.
– SuryaKuamr Yadav is all set to make his T20 debut for India in this game.
– Team India can go with 3 spin options in form of Chahal , Sunder and Axar as pitch is a bit sluggish.
– Rohit Sharma will open along with KL Rahul. Both are very aggressive batsman especially KL who is also the No 2 ranked T20 Cricketer.
– Captain Virat will bat at 1 down. Virat hasn’t been in the bestest for in tests but is coming after 40 and 85 against Aus in T20s.
– Surya Kumar Yadav will bat at 2 down followed the captain. He will get his much deserved debut this game.
– Rishabh Pant will bat at 3 down and will also keep the Wickets. Allrounder Hardik Pandya will follow pant. Pandya was in great form in T20 series against Australia.
– Washington Sunder and Axar Patel will bat next. Both can bat really well.
– Axar, Sunder and Yuzvendra Chahal will lead the spin attack of the team.
– Bhuvaneswar Kumar, Deepak Chahar and Hardik Pandya will handle the pace attack.
– Team can play an Extra pacer for Axar if Hardik is not fit to bowl.
ENG –
– England lost the test series against India very badly but are the best team in the world when it comes to limited overs Cricket.
– All Star players Morgan, Roy, Buttler , Malan are back in the squad.
– Jofra Archer is declared fit to play this game after he was injured after 3rd test.
– Jason Roy and Jos Buttler will open the Innings followed by Jonny Bairstow at 1 down. All 3 are one of the most destructive batsman in world cricket and attacks from word go.
– Dawid Malan world’s No 1 T20 Batsman will bat at 2 down. He can bat 1 down shifting Bairstow at 4.
– Captain Morgan will bat in the middle followed by Ben Stokes. Both of them are the core part of team and their form will shift the results towards them.
– Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid will handle the spin attack for England.
– Sam Curran, Jofra Archer and Chris Jordan will lead the pace attack.
Probable XI –
IND –
Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (C), Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Yuzvendra Chahal
ENG –
Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (wk), Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Eoin Morgan (C), Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Sam Curran
Pitch Report –
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
A good batting friendly Wicket is expected for the starting games but according to some pitch reports its a bit sluggish giving help to spinners.
Team Blueprint –
WK –
L Rahul( Open, RHB, #2 T20 Batsman in world cricket, very experienced now with 4800+ t20 runs at an SR of 138, Must have)
Jonny Bairstow( 1 down, RHB, attacks from word go, very good IPL with 345 runs, 86(48b) against SA last series, Must have)
Jos Buttler( Open, RHB + wk, 6190 t20 runs with a massive SR of 144, 67 in last game against SA, Must have)
Rishab Pant ( 3 down, LHB + wk, back in t20i after a long time, red hot form, Must have)
BAT –
Virat Kohli( 1 down, RHB, no intro needed, highest run getter in t20I Cricket, 346 runs in 12 gamed against Eng, Must have)
Rohit Sharma( Open, RHB, one of the best T20 Batsman in world cricket, highest scorer for India in test series, 226 runs in 7 Innings against England)
Hardik Pandya( Middle order, RHB + Medium pacer, 20(13b), 42(22b),16(15b) against Australia series, Must have)
Eoin Morgan( 2/3 down, very attacking batsman, can play spin well, 312 runs in 11 Innings against India, Must have)
Dawid Malan(1/2 down, #1 Batsman in world cricket currently, 173 runs in 3 games against SA last series, decent BBL 2020, Must have)
Jason Roy( Open, RHB, very destructive batsman with SR of 142 in t20s, 181 runs in 7 Innings against India in t20s )
Shreyas Iyer( 2 down, RHB, known for his big hitting, can be dropped this game, 0,12 in Australia series)
Surya Kumar Yadav ( 2 down, RHB, will make his debut for India this game, excellent t20 with 3429 runs at a SR of 139, Must)
ALL –
Ben Stokes( LHB + Medium pacer, best Allrounder in world cricket currently,2 Wickets + 40 runs in 4 games against India in t20s )
Sam Curran( Left arm fast + attacking lower order Batsman, very impressive IPL 2020 with 178 runs and 13 Wickets, Must have)
W Sundar( Off spin, bowls most of his overs in powerplay, very economical + very good Batsman, would not recommend in SL )
Axar Patel ( Slow left arm + good batsman, 27 Wickets in 3 tests recently on the same wicket, Must have)
Moeen Ali( Off spin + attacking batting, can change the game within few balls, SR of 140 in t20s with 110 Wickets too)
BOWL –
Jofra Archer( Right Arm fast, a very lethal bowler, 20 Wickets in this year’s IPL, Must have)
T Natarajan( Left arm fast, 3 Wickets in 6 t20s, less chances of playing due to injury, Must if plays)
Y Chahal( Leg spinner, best t20 spinner of India, 59 Wickets in t20s, Must have)
Deepak Chahar( Medium pacer, known for his swing early on the Innings, 18 Wickets in 13 t20s played, Must have)
Bhuvaneswar Kumar( Right Arm medium, known for his swing, back after a long injury break, 5 Wickets in 2 games at this venue, however poor record against England)
Chris Jordan( Right Arm medium, t20 specialist, known for his variations and death bowling, Must have)
Adil Rashid( Leggie, #5 bowler in ICC rankings, 188 t20 Wickets, 2 Wickets against SA last series with a good eco of 6)
Tom Curran( Right Arm medium, t20 specialist, known for his variations, quite experienced with 157 t20 Wickets, less chances of playing)
Shardul Thakur ( Right Arm fast medium, can swing the ball + very reliable lower order Batsman, 23 Wickets in 16 t20s , less chances to play )
C/VC Options –
IND –
KL Rahul
Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
ENG –
Eoin Morgan
Jason Roy
Ben Stokes
Dawid Malan
