IND vs ENG LIVE: India vs England 1st ODI Live: The T20s are done and India move on to ODIs, a format India have played only nine times in the last 12 months. But in the 1st ODI, Rohit Sharma will have a big selection headache as three bowlers will be fighting for 1 SPOT in the Playing XI in the IND vs ENG 1st ODI. Shardul Thakur, Praidh Krishna and Arshdeep Singh all bring in their qualities but there is place for only one. Follow India Tour of England LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
With no Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ravichandran Ashwin for the ODI series, India have got their two other pacers available. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami will lead the side as frontline pacers. Hardik Pandya who is returning to ODI cricket after a year will also be bowling a few overs. That leaves the third spot: who should be picked?
IND vs ENG LIVE: THREE players, ONE SPOT, Big dilemma for Rohit Sharma on Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh & Shardul Thakur for 1st ODI? Follow Live Updates
In the last ODI series against West Indies, there was no Mohammed Shami or Jasprit Bumrah. Instead Mohammed Siraj, Shardul and Prasidh led the attack. All three did brilliantly. But now, they will have to make way for Bumrah and Shami.
IND vs ENG LIVE, 1st ODI: Who will get the nod for 1st ODI?
- It is likely that India will go with three frontline pacers besides two spinners and a seam-bowling all-rounder in Hardik Pandya.
- Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami are set to take the first two slots.
- With that, India will have a third pacer’s slot open with as many as four pacers competing.
- In Shardul, India will get a No 8 batter who can even win the team matches. Shardul has excellent batting records in England as well.
- But on flat tracks, he hasn’t been able to contain runs and that could go against him.
- In Arshdeep’s defence, he has an excellent debut to boast about. In the 1st T20, he looked excellent returning with two wickets.
- As he has been given an ODI call-up for the West Indies tour, Arshdeep will be in plans of Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid.
- The third pacer on the list is Prasidh Krishna.
- The fast bowler has been impressive since IPL. But he did not get an opportunity in the 5th Test.
- As he is in the scheme of things, it is likely that he will get the nod ahead of Arshdeep and Shardul and even Siraj.
- Apart from that, he has been in excellent form in ODIs, taking 12 wickets in 4 matches including a four-fer. He has been economical as well, conceding at just 3.43 runs an over.
IND vs ENG LIVE: THREE players, ONE SPOT, Big dilemma for Rohit Sharma on Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh & Shardul Thakur for 1st ODI? Follow Live Updates
| Player | Matches | Wickets | Economy | BBI |
| Shardul Thakur | 4 | 3 | 6 | Feb-41 |
| Prasidh Krishna | 4 | 12 | 3.43 | 04-Dec |
| Mohammed Siraj | 3 | 5 | 3.57 | Mar-29 |
| Arshdeep Singh (List A) | 17 | 21 | 4.76 | Apr-30 |
IND vs ENG LIVE: THREE players, ONE SPOT, Big dilemma for Rohit Sharma on Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh & Shardul Thakur for 1st ODI? Follow Live Updates
India’s squad for 3 ODIs: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, J Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Shami, Mohd Siraj, Arshdeep Singh
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