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England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to bat against India, who were without injured Virat Kohli for the first of three one-day internationals on Thursday.
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Despite Poor Form, England Opener Phil Salt Completes Big T20I Milestone vs India
England opener Phil Salt completed 2,000 runs in international cricket on Friday. Salt reached this milestone during his side's fourth T20I against India at Pune. During the match, he gave England a fine start, scoring 23 in 21 balls, with four boundaries after a string of low scores. In 69 matches, Salt has scored 2,004 runs at an average of 33.96 and a strike rate of 136.97. He has scored four centuries and nine fifties, with the best score of 122 in 64 innings. Since his debut for England in 2021, Salt has played both white-ball formats for the side. In 27 ODIs, he has made 866 runs in 25 innings at an average of 34.64 and a strike rate of 113.94, with a century and five fifties to his name, with best score of 122.
England name unchanged XI for must-win third T20 against India
England have named an unchanged XI for Tuesday's third T20 International (T20I) against India in Rajkot, a must-win game for the visitors who are 2-0 down in the five-match series.
"Got Reminded Of RCB": Ex-India Star Brings Out IPL 2025 Concern After England Batters Fail
Team India have taken a 2-0 lead in the five-match T20I series against England, after a thrilling victory in the second game at Chennai. England's batting did not fare well once again, with most batters apart from Jos Buttler failing to contribute big. Many of these England stars are also going to be playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season, and their poor form will be a point of concern for their IPL sides. In particular, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) - who have three English batters - will be worried.
ICC Announce Men's T20I Team Of 2024: 4 Indians Included, Pakistan Have...
Rohit Sharma was elected as the captain of the ICC T20I Team of the Year for 2024, after leading India to a second T20 World Cup title in the year. Despite poor form in Test cricket, Rohit won his first piece of ICC silverware as India captain, finishing as the second-highest run-scorer of the tournament as well. Three other Indians featured in the ICC XI, in the form of pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh and all-rounder Hardik Pandya. Bumrah was adjudged the Player of the Tournament of the T20 World Cup 2024.
"India Ready To Showcase Its Unique Brand Of Cricket During Champions Trophy": Hardik Pandya
India is ready to showcase its unique brand of cricket and the players are committed to bringing the Champions Trophy home again, star all-rounder Hardik Pandya said in Wednesday. The Champions Trophy will be held from February 19 and Pakistan is the official host country of the tournament. But India will play its share of matches in Dubai after citing security concerns as the reason for refusing to travel to Pakistan. India had won the tournament in 2013 when it was held in the United Kingdom, and were joint winners with hosts Sri Lanka in 2002.
Jos Buttler Wins Hearts, Takes Autograph From Differently-Abled India Cricketer Ahead Of 1st T20I. Watch
Ahead of the first T20I between India and England, a video of England captain Jos Buttler has gone viral. In the video, Buttler has been filmed taking an autograph from an Indian cricketer. However, it isn't the autograph of anyone he will be facing in the series, but that of specially-abled cricketer Dharamveer Pal. The latter regularly visits senior India cricket games, and plays cricket on a wheelchair. Recently, India were also crowned winners of the Physical Disability Champions Trophy.
India vs England LIVE Streaming, 1st T20I: When And Where To Watch
India vs England 1st T20I LIVE Streaming: Team India take on England in the first match of the five-match T20I series. India have enjoyed good form in the shortest format of the game, and will be pinning their hopes on an exciting batting order, headed by the likes of Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma. Led by Suryakumar Yadav, India will also have a new member in the leadership group in the form of vice-captain Axar Patel. England boasts a powerful T20I team, headlined by opening pair Jos Buttler and Phil Salt. India had won 2-1 the last time the two teams squared off in a T20I series.