IND vs ENG 2nd ODI: Virat Kohli is back in the playing XI, Varun Chakravarthy makes his debut

England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to bat first in the second ODI against India at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. England has made three changes to their lineup, bringing in Mark Wood, Gus Atkinson, and Jamie Overton. Meanwhile, India has made two changes, Yashasvi Jaiswal makes way for Virat Kohli, while Kuldeep Yadav is rested, paving the way for Varun Chakravarthy’s ODI debut. With both teams tweaking their combinations, an intriguing battle awaits.

“We are going to bat first today. We have been pushing in the right direction, play better for longer and hopefully have a good day today. Looks a bit dry, black soil. Looks a good wicket. Three changes, Mark Wood, Gus Atkinson and Jamie Overton come into the XI,” Buttler said at the toss.

“It was a good performance in the first game. That’s what I loved about. The energy was very good despite not being on the field for a while. It was superb to watch after losing two wickets. Shreyas prides himself on that intent and attitude and not to forget the contributions of Shubman and Axar as well. Black soil pitch, not sure. Maybe play on the slower side, that’s what I expect. Two changes, Jaiswal makes way for Virat. Kuldeep is rested so Varun makes his debut,” Rohit said.

India vs England, 2nd ODI: Playing XIs

India’s Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy

England’s Playing XI: Philip Salt (w), Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c), Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Saqib Mahmood