 "England won the toss and opted to field in the third ODI against India in Ahmedabad. Reuters")
India and England are presently locking horns in the third ODI of their three-match series at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to bowl first against the home side. This is Buttler’s third toss win in as many matches. Rohit said he wanted to bat first and that is what he got at the toss despite losing it.
England have made one change, bringing in Tom Banton in the place of Jamie Overton. India, on the other hand, have made three changes. Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami have been rested, while Varun Chakravarthy misses out with a sore calf. Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar ,and Arshdeep Singh are in the playing XI.
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“We are gonna bowl first today. Little bit maybe, it may spin a bit later. We have batted first in the first two games so it will be a different experience today ahead of the Champions Trophy. It’s a decent wicket, we played New Zealand in the World Cup a few years ago,” Buttler said at the toss.
“I wanted to bat first and put runs on the board because we bowled first in the last two games. It was important for us to get a win in the last game. The fielders potrayed themselves well in the last two games, a lot of young blood. We want to continue to do well in the field. They are pretty new in their careers so we want to keep the pressure away from them. let them do their own and they have got a lot of potential. We have made some changes - Jadeja and Shami have been rested, unfortunately Varun has a sore calf. So, Washi, Kuldeep and Arshdeep come into the side,” Rohit said.
India vs England, 3rd ODI: Playing XIs
India’s Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh
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More ShortsEngland’s Playing XI: Philip Salt (w), Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c), Tom Banton, Liam Livingstone, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Saqib Mahmood