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The 28-year-old fast bowler was replaced by Mohammed Siraj in the playing XI. The team management didn't consider young fast bowler Arshdeep Singh as he is yet to regain his full fitness following an abdominal strain. "Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out of this game owing to back spasms. Arshdeep was not considered for selection as he is yet to fully recover from right abdominal strain," the BCCI said in a statement.
Three years after a painful exit from the World Cup, India return to Old Trafford with same set of batting worries in deciding ODI vs EnglandStung by England's raging comeback at Lord's, India return to Old Trafford in Manchester for the blockbuster decider of the ODI series on Sunday. For India, this is a venue which holds painful memories of their 2019 World Cup semifinal defeat to New Zealand in their previous outing here. Much water has flowed under the bridge since that 18-run loss to the Kiwis. The captaincy baton has been passed on to Rohit Sharma, with Virat Kohli, who was then ruling the batting charts, now in such a bad slump that his place in the team itself is under the scanner.
The northwest of England is home to one of Britain's largest Asian populations and India can usually rely on plenty of vocal support when they play in Manchester. Many thousands of fans in the region were denied the opportunity to support their favourites when what should have been the concluding Test between England and India at Old Trafford in September last year was called off just hours before it was due to start because of Covid-19 concerns in the tourists' camp. But supporters will have a chance to make-up for some of that lost time on Sunday, with a grandstand finish in prospect.
India and England will have all to play for in the third and final ODI at Manchester as the three-match series stands level at 1-1. The first ODI was won by Rohit Sharma's side by 10 wickets, however, England stormed back with a comprehensive win in the second ODI by 100 runs. India's batting disappointed in the second ODI and no one got going and hence the visitors were unable to chase down 247. Virat Kohli failed with the bat as he scored just 16 and in the series decider, the biggest focus would be on form of the star batter. It would also be interesting to see if both teams make any changes to their lineup.
Jolted by a thumping defeat in its last game, the Indian team is expected to tweak its batting template from cautious to a more fearless one in the series-deciding third ODI against England in Manchester on Sunday.
The team under Rohit Sharma did put up an ultra-aggressive batting show with a great degree of success during the recently concluded T20 International series but the manner in which it went about chasing a below-par target of 247 in the second ODI has left a lot to be desired. Rohit would put his hand up and admit that he and other veteran Shikhar Dhawan, were a bit on the defensive in the wake of some fine swing and seam bowling from Reece Topley and David Willey. That Virat Kohli's endless saga of failures has only compounded the problems is also a big factor but senior openers playing out two maiden overs at the start, didn't indicate a positive mindset either. Therefore, a change in approach is required and for that a paradigm shift in the mindset while going for the tricky run-chases unlike the first game at the Oval where the game was singlehandedly won by Jasprit Bumrah's six-wicket haul.
cricket owing to recurrent injuries was made "worthwhile" by his incredible effort in England's 100-run drubbing of India in the second ODI, said left-arm pacer Reece Topley. The 28-year-old grabbed 6-24 as reigning world champions England, defending a modest 246, bounced back from their embarrassing 10-wicket defeat at the Oval to level the three-match series at 1-1 here on Thursday. "It means a lot, it makes it all worthwhile to be honest," said Topley at the post-match presentation. With his performance at Lord's, he improved upon former England skipper Paul Collingwood's 17-year-old record (6/31) against Bangladesh. With the series now levelled at 1-1, both the teams will square up once again in the third and final ODI at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Rohit Sharma backed Virat Kohli, who is currently struggling with bad form, saying he is such a great batsman and does not need reassurance. "He (Kohli) has played so many matches. He is playing for so many years. He is such a great batsman, so he does not need reassurance," Rohit said in a post-match press conference. Having sat out the first ODI on Tuesday due to a groin strain, Kohli took a sort of batting fitness test on the morning of the seond ODI on Thursday, before giving a firm nod to India coach Rahul Dravid about him being ready.