India and England are dealing with one another within the second ODI within the three-match collection on the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Sunday, February 9. After a powerful outing within the T20I collection the place he completed with 14 wickets from 5 matches, Varun Chakaravarthy makes his debut within the 50-over format, having obtained his maiden cap from Ravindra Jadeja forward of the second ODI.
Chakaravarthy turned the second-oldest participant to make his ODI debut for India on the age of 33 years and 164 days. Farookh Engineer holds the report, having made his debut when he was 36 years and 138 days previous. By the way, Engineer’s debut additionally got here in opposition to England.
Chakaravarthy has a commendable report in Listing A cricket. He has picked up 59 wickets from 23 matches at a mean of 14.13. The Tamil Nadu spinner changed Kuldeep Yadav, who underwent sports activities hernia surgical procedure in October and made his comeback within the first ODI. Chakaravarthy was a last-minute addition within the ODI squad. India have three extra days to announce their last Champions Trophy squad. Whereas the thriller spinner hasn’t been named within the preliminary aspect, he might make the reduce if he performs properly in opposition to England.
Virat Kohli returns
Virat Kohli missed the primary ODI because of a knee downside. Shreyas Iyer was picked within the aspect rather than the previous India captain. The Mumbai batter scored a scintillating half-century and orchestrated a cushty victory.
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Shreyas managed to carry onto his spot as Yashasvi Jaiswal made approach for Kohli. The Delhi batter hasn’t been among the many runs of late. He would need to get some runs below his belt forward of the Champions Trophy.
In the meantime, England made three adjustments to the aspect, bringing Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, and Mark Wooden into the lineup rather than Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, and Jofra Archer. The Three Lions must win the second ODI to maintain the collection alive.
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