IND vs ENG / England won the toss and decided to bat first in the second ODI - see playing 11

IND vs ENG: The second match of the 3-match ODI series between India and England is being played at the Barabaati Stadium in Cuttack. England won the toss and chose to bat. The English team has come out with 3 changes. Mark Wood, Goss Atkinson and Jimmy Overton have returned. At the same time, Virat Kohli has returned to the Indian team. Varun Chakraborty is also making his debut.

Yashasvi Jaiswal has been dropped for Kohli, while Kuldeep Yadav has been rested. Currently, India is leading the series 1-0. The Indian team has played 7 matches on this ground since 2007 and has not lost a single one. The team's last defeat here was against New Zealand in 2003.

This series is very important for India keeping in mind the Champions Trophy starting on February 19. The playing combination will have to be decided from this series. In the first match, captain Rohit Sharma gave Yashasvi Jaiswal and Harshit Rana a chance to debut. At the same time, Virat Kohli could not play due to swelling in the knee. However, after the match, Shubman Gill had said that his injury is not very serious.

Gill said- 'His (Kohli) injury is not serious. He practiced well on Wednesday, but there was some swelling in his knee on Thursday morning. He will definitely return in the second ODI.

Playing XI

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Varun Chakraborty, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami.

England: Phil Salt (wicketkeeper), Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (captain), Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Saqib Mahmood.

Varun Chakraborty's debut

Spinner Varun Chakraborty will make his debut in this format from the second ODI. Varun performed brilliantly in the five-match T20 series against England, after which he was given a place in the ODI team at the last moment. Varun did not play in the first match, but now he has got the opportunity to debut. Before the toss, experienced all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja made Varun wear the debut cap.

Role of toss and pitch report

The pitch of Cuttack is considered helpful for spinners. Spin bowlers are expected to get help in this match as well. So far 19 matches have been played at Barabaati Stadium. The team batting first won 7, while the team batting later won 12 matches. In such a situation, the team winning the toss can choose to bowl first.

The average score of the first innings here is 226 runs. The last match played in the stadium was between India and West Indies in 2019. Which India won by 4 wickets.

Weather update

There is no possibility of rain in Cuttack on Sunday. The second ODI will also be played day-night. On this day the temperature here will be less than 33 degrees and around 19 degrees Celsius at night.