India’s preparation for the adjacent Champions Trophy, large -scale loops, and Marki events starting on February 19 in Karachi seems far from the ideal.
While Rohit Sharma’s return to the second ODI with a brilliant century has given a very important boost, the team’s dependence on personal talent rather than collective efforts is a cause of concern. Kohli’s struggle with the bat is well documented, and his inability to convert his inability to a sufficient score can prove to be harmful to India’s aspirations.
The absence of India’s leading fast bowler, Jasprit Bumrah due to injury, has put a shadow on the team’s bowling plans. Despite the spontaneous return of Mohammed Shami, Bumrah’s guiles on various pitches and lack of versatility may be a significant loss for defending champions.
On the other hand, England have ended a brilliant tour, with their batting line-ups suffering from repeated implications. Jose Butler claims that his team remains a task in progress, which is very low to inspire confidence, especially reduced his resources with talented Jacob Bethel’s injury-Lagu exit.
Harry Brook’s inconsistency and lack of support for Joe Root’s effective returns have exposed England’s freedom of batting. While Adil Rashid has effectively exploited spin-friendly situations, on Onas batsmen to produce an integrated performance and save some pride in the final ODI.
As the Champions Trophy, India’s preparation is far from the ideal, with Kohli’s form, Bumrah’s fitness and concerns over the team’s excesses on personal talent. England, also, face their sets of their challenges, in disarray with their batting line-up and the absence of major players disrupted their possibilities.
Bharat Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (W), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Rabindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravani, Kuldeep Yadav, Risab, Risab, Risab, Risab, Rishab, , Arshdeep Singh, Yashsvi Jaiswal
England Squad: Philip Salt (W), Ben Docket, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jose Butler (C), Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Gas Etkinson, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Saqib Mahmood, Breedon Cars, Joffra Archer, Zammy Smith , Jacob Bethel
