The Rohit Sharma-led side put up an ultra-aggressive batting performance during the recently concluded T20 International series with considerable success, but the way they chased down the target of 247 in the second ODI, they did a lot. Something is left. be desired.
Rohit raised his hand and admitted that he and the other experienced Shikhar Dhawan, Reece Topley and David Willey were on the defensive in view of some good swing and seam bowling.
Kohli’s endless saga of failures has added to the problems, which is also a big factor, but the senior openers did not show a positive mindset by playing two maiden overs in the beginning.
So a change of approach is needed and this requires a change of mindset for difficult run-chases unlike in the first game at The Oval where the game was won by Jasprit Bumrah single-handedly by six wickets.
“I want these guys to step up the game and see if they can discover something different about their game rather than just looking at the role of the team. If they get the team out of that position, imagine that confidence. Do what they’re going to get,” Rohit had said after the second game.
The approach to go from the word “go” to the leather worked wonders in T20 internationals and there is no reason why it cannot work in the 50-over format, which many teams see as an extension of two T20 innings. Watching.
In fact, even England’s star-studded batting line-up has looked completely different in the two matches and suddenly it looked like the caliber of Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes and Liam. K is the host team with Power Hitters. Livingstone is playing an old one day game.
Dhawan, Kohli and worries in ODIs
But India won’t mind as long as these formidable guys are being held in tight ties, but the audience will have to change their playbook. And it will be a challenge in an early morning ODI at Old Trafford where the ball moves admirably and India’s 2019 World Cup semi-final loss at this venue.
Rohit’s approach is not a problem in most games, but the Indian team management under head coach Rahul Dravid will have its own set of issues if the 37-year-old Dhawan is their choice to go into the 2023 ODI World Cup next year.
The left-hander has been the most prolific scorer apart from Rohit and Kohli, partly because he opened the batting, but also because the two supremely talented players over the past decade have given him the opportunity to play his natural game.
But the volume of bilateral ODIs has come down significantly (most teams play three-match series) and with Dhawan playing only one format, he always gets these forced breaks, which is definitely affecting his rhythm.
While the ODI World Cup is still 15 months away, it needs to be seriously considered whether Rohit, Dhawan and Kohli will be India’s No. 1, 2 and 3 going forward.
Coming to Kohli, he will probably be looking forward to a break of more than a month after this game as he is expected to find a solution to his problem of front-foot press in the nets and the drawing board. Responding and poking at off-length deliveries.
The weakness is well documented but now needs a solution as far as the game of white ball is concerned.
In the red ball, a particular shot can be avoided and runs can still be scored, but in a format where timing is important, a solution is needed as runs can be scored on particular balls such as this It was at its peak.
Jadeja’s ever-changing role
As far as India’s bowling attack is concerned, it has performed as expected in at least four of the five white-ball matches so far.
Bumrah hits the straps and Mohammed Shami more often, not producing those unstoppable wicket-taking balls. Yuzvendra Chahal has changed his technique as he is bowling at a slower pace and deceiving the ball by hanging it in the air.
With his ability to pick up bounce even from the famous Krishna length, it will only get better and Hardik Pandya’s bowling rhythm has certainly brought back a smile to the Indian camp.
The only worrying aspect would be Ravindra Jadeja’s sharp decline as a powerful left-arm spinner, who might have gone unnoticed and stunned by the impressive performances of others.
Jadeja has transformed into a batting all-rounder and only time will tell if it will work for India in sub-continental conditions where at least two spinners will be required to bowl 20 overs and the Saurashtra man is one of those two. Hoping to be one.
teams
England: Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Brydon Karrs, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Craig Overton, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey.
India: Rohit Sharma (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Pranand Krishna, Mo. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.
The match starts at 3:30 PM IST.
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