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Oct 29, 2023 03:39 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, Cricket World Cup 2023: England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and chose to bowl first at Lucknow's Ekana Stadium on Sunday. This makes it the first time that India will bat first in this tournament and Rohit Sharma said that they were going to ...Read More do that anyhow. Both sides have made no changes to their elevens. Rohit Sharma got off to India as usual despite David Willey starting off with a maiden first up. Chris Woakes then got an early breakthrough for England, cleaning up Shubman Gill. That brought out Virat Kohli, chasing a record-equalling 49th ODI ton, into the middle at the end of the fourth over. He didn't last too long though, falling to David Willey for a nine-ball duck, his first this year in ODI cricket and first ever in the World Cup. Shreyas Iyer fell soon thereafter bringing KL Rahul into the middle to give Rohit company. India are wearing black armbands as a tribute to their legendary former captain Bishan Singh Bedi, who died earlier this week.
On paper, the match cannot be more one-sided. On one hand, where the Men in Blue are appearing more formidable with every passing game, Jos Buttler's England are on the verge of exiting the World Cup. With four defeats in five games, their campaign is dangling by a thread. While a defeat today will certainly not do them any favours, a win may just delay what seems to be the inevitable as England go searching for a tiny ray of hope that may just bring their World Cup campaign back on track. Given the form England are in and the opponents they are facing, the likelihood of that outcome appears bleak.
What may be a miniscule advantage for them is that India are coming off a one-week break. The hosts last played an ODI last Sunday where they beat New Zealand to break their ICC tournament jinx against the Kiwis before staying back in Dharamsala for a couple of days before reaching Lucknow earlier this week where they trained. The biggest news from their camp is of course, the unavailability of Hardik Pandya, who has not recovered for today's game or the one on Thursday against Sri Lanka in Mumbai. Hardik's injury, which apparently was considered to be not more than a sprain in the ankle is now believed to be a Grade 1 ligament tear, which needs approximately another 5-6 days to heal. The fact that Hardik has resumed bowling and training at the NCA is a huge positive but just when will he attain full fitness remains to be seen.
India, the only unbeaten team in the tournament, were displaced from the top of the table by South Africa the day before, but have the opportunity to claim back the pinnacle of the list again today. They have played a game less than the Proteas and seek victory against a team that not only is the defending champion but one they lost to at last year's T20 World Cup semifinal. A league stage face-off may not provide the ideal opportunity for revenge but a victory will undoubtedly bring a sense of satisfaction and redemption following India's crushing 10-wicket defeat to England last October. The current England team bears little resemblance to the dominant force that made them double World Champions and the opportunity is ripe for India to seize the advantage, with the remnants of England's former glory waiting to be exploited.
Here are some pointers surrounding the India vs England World Cup 2023 match in Lucknow:
- England won the toss and chose to bowl, making the it the first time India will bat first in this tournament
- England were on top early, getting the wickets of Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer all falling
- Kohli fell for a duck for the first time in the World Cup
- Both sides have made no changes to the elevens that played in the previous matches
- India have lost their last two World Cup matches to England – in 2019 and 2022
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Oct 29, 2023 03:39 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: FOUR! 18,000 international runs for Rohit
Oct 29, 2023 03:25 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: EDGED AND FOUR!
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: No slip, extra pace of Wood lets the ball dart to the boundary after taking Rahul's outside edge. He moves to 11 off 15.
IND vs ENG Live Score: India 66/3 in 17.4 overs
Oct 29, 2023 03:21 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: FOUR! What a shot that is from Rohit
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Timing - perfect. Placement - perfect. Rohit Sharma batting like a dream at the moment in stark contrast to his teammates. Rashid bowling the 17th over, tosses the third ball up on middle and off, Rohit goes inside out and drives it through cover. It beats the man at deep extra cover despite trickling to the boundary. He moves to 41 off 51.
IND vs ENG Live Score: India 60/3 in 16.3 overs
Oct 29, 2023 03:15 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: FOUR! Rohit off the next ball!
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Well scratch that, this is the biggest cheer of the day. Rohit rubbing some Lucknow potli masala into England's wounds by thrashing the next ball of that over through backward point to the boundary. He moves to 37 off 50, Rahul on five off eight. Drinks after that over.
IND vs ENG Live Score: India 55/3 in 16 overs
Oct 29, 2023 03:14 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Rohit reverses an LBW decision!
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Big shout from Mark Wood and England and the umpire raises his finger. Rohit takes a review but not immediately, which means there is no edge. It did look like it was going down leg side. Replays show that it is indeed missing wickets. Roht survives and the Ekana Stadium just explodes, probably the biggest cheer of the day so far.
Oct 29, 2023 03:09 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: 50 up for India
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: This is the partnership for India. At least one of Rohit or Rahul, if not both, have to score centuries here for India to put up a score close to 250, which might be a good total considering how this pitch has behaved thus far. For now, Rohit is on 33 off 45, Rahul on four off seven.
IND vs ENG Live Score: Inda 50/3 in 15 overs
Oct 29, 2023 03:05 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: FOUR!
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Last ball of the 14th, which is Woakes' seventh consecutive over. But this is an expensive one and so that gamble hasn't quite worked for Buttler. Rohit jumps down the track and tonks him towards long on. One bounce for. That over goes for seven.
IND vs ENG Live Score: India 49/3 in 14 overs
Oct 29, 2023 02:56 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: GONE! Woakes gets his second!
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Woakes bowling his sixth consecutive over and this wicket was coming due to Iyer's susceptibility to the short ball. He can only get a top edge and Wood has an easy catch and India lose their third.
Iyer c Wood b Woakes 4 (16)
IND vs ENG Live Score: India 40/3 in 11.5 overs
Oct 29, 2023 02:49 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: FOUR!
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Short from Woakes for the second ball of the 10th, Rohit tries to cut but it pings off the top edge. It went well over the head of Root at first slip though and reaches the boundary.
IND vs ENG Live Score: India 35/2 after 10 overs
Oct 29, 2023 02:41 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: 8 overs gone
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Wow, Kohli's 49th ton was a significant part of the conversations around the buildup in this match, he has ended up clocking his first-ever World Cup duck. England have been flawless with their bowling and fielding today and India under the kosh early on.
IND vs ENG Live Score: India 31/2 in 8 overs
Oct 29, 2023 02:33 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: OUT! KOHLI GONE FOR A DUCK!
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Kohli was yet to get off the mark after eight balls. Like Rohit, he tries use his feet against Willey but he can't get it over the infield. The ball is scooped nicely down the throat of Ben Stokes at mid-off. You would be able to hear the smallest of pins clanging on the floor if you drop them right now at the Ekana Stadium. What a start this is for England. Kohli gone for a duck for the first time this year in ODI cricket.
Kohli c Stokes b Willey 0 (9)
IND vs ENG Live Score: India 27/2 in 6.5 overs
Oct 29, 2023 02:28 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Rohit almost falls to Woakes!
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Rohit suddenly looking quite circumspect, in fact Woakes has done well to not let the Indian captain settle against him thus far. Gets an outside edge off the fourth ball of the sixth, it fell just short of Root at slips. The sixth over ends up being a maiden as well.
IND vs ENG Live Score: India 27/1 in 6 overs
Oct 29, 2023 02:27 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Five overs done
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Virat Kohli remains on nought off four balls, Rohit on 18 off 13. This is a good comeback by England after that big third over.
IND vs ENG Live Score: India 27/1 in 5 overs
Oct 29, 2023 02:20 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: BOWLED HIM! GILL CLEANED UP!
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Chris Woakes gets the breakthrough for England. Bangs it in on a length and it nips back ever so slightly. It crashes through Gill's gates and smashes top of off.
Gill b Woakes 9 (13)
IND vs ENG Live Score: India 26/1 in 4 overs
Oct 29, 2023 02:15 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: SIX! Gigantic from Rohit!
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Willey's first over was a maiden but the second has gone for 18! Rohit skips down the track for the last ball, he had got it off the toe end of the bat the second ball but this time he nails. The ball sails over the bowler's head past the boundary. He moves to 17 off 11, Gill on 5 off 7 at the other end.
IND vs ENG Live Score: India 22/0 after 3 overs
Oct 29, 2023 02:13 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: FOUR AND SIX! Rohit is away
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Rohit comes down the pitch to the second ball of the second from Willey and puts the ball up and over long-on. Willey drags the length ball next ball and Rohit brings his pull shot out. It goes over midwicket, as it does most of the time. Rohit moves to 10 off 9.
IND vs ENG Live Score: India 14/0 in 2.3 overs
Oct 29, 2023 02:10 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: 2 overs done
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Dot balls all the way after that boundary as well. Good bowling from England thus far, no pace on this surface though. Gill on 4 off 6, Rohit on nought of 6.
IND vs ENG Live Score: India 4/0 in 2 overs
Oct 29, 2023 02:08 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: FOUR! Gill gets India off the mark!
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: The first two balls of the second over were dots and then Gill stands up tall and punches it through the off side. One of his favourite shots and it gets him and India four runs.
IND vs ENG live score: India 4/0 in 1.3 overs
Oct 29, 2023 02:06 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Willey starts with a maiden!
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Rohit beaten by the first and third balls and finally gets bat on it on the fourth. He is then beaten again off the last ball and it is a maiden to start off with from Willey. Just the second by any team against India in this tournament. Now Woakes comes in for the second.
Oct 29, 2023 02:01 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: The players are out there!
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Here we go then! Rohit Sharma facing up against David Willey with Shubman Gill at the other end.
Oct 29, 2023 01:55 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Time for the national anthems
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Mohammad Kaif and Suresh Raina, two legends of UP cricket, bring out the World Cup trophy. Then come out the two teams and the match officials. First will be England's national anthem, and then India's.
Oct 29, 2023 01:48 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma's thoughts
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: He says India were going to bat first anyhow. Looks like a good pitch, it's a new surface which has been relayed here. It has played well for the 100 overs. About the week-long break, Rohit says it has been good considering the run of five games they played before that was a bit stressful. "It's nice to come back here and get back into business," he said.
Oct 29, 2023 01:46 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: What Jos Buttler said
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Buttler said that bowling first was just a gut decision and there are no real reasons to back it up. He admits that England haven't done themselves justice. "It's a great occasion and hopefully, today we bring our best. Today, we want to put up a good show. We haven't done ourselves justice, today we want to put up a show and play for pride. Playing in front of a full crowd and against India, it's a great occasion," he said.
Oct 29, 2023 01:36 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: England XI
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w/c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Oct 29, 2023 01:36 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: India XI
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Oct 29, 2023 01:33 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: TOSS TIME!
Rohit Sharma and Jos Buttler is out there. Rohit spins it, Buttler calls heads and heads it is. England will bowl first. This will be the first time India bat first in this tournament. No changes for either side.
Oct 29, 2023 01:27 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Buttler 82 away from an exclusive club
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Jos Buttler is 82 runs away from reaching 5000 career ODI runs. Only six wicketkeeper-batters have crossed that mark in this format and they are some of the greats of the past and Buttler's contemporaries - Kumar Sangakkara, MS Dhoni, Adam Gilchrist, Mushfiqur Rahim and Quinton de Kock. He will also be the second fastest Englishman after Joe Root to get there.
Oct 29, 2023 01:18 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: The pitch and conditions
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: It's a "Mumbai mixture". Ravi Shastri says that the pitch looks like a Wankhede pitch of the 80s and 90s but there is already some wear and tear. But under lights, it settles. "All in all, it is a dry pitch and the spinners will come into play." Nasser Hussain says that it is about when the spinners will come into play, not if. He also says England have nothing to lose. "This is a great England side, they had three bad weeks. In this side some players would get into an all-time England XI." Shastri says that it is tough to say whether Ashwin will play today or not. With the bat he says one of the top three will be the X-factor, particularly Virat Kohli. Hussain says that will be Joe Root for England.
Oct 29, 2023 01:09 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Hardik Pandya
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: The all-rounder had suffered an ankle injury in Pune against Bangladesh which ruled him out of the match versus New Zealand and today's game as well. However there have been some positive news around Pandya that has leaked through the grapevine. According to RevSportz, Hardik batted for around 15-20 minutes without pads on Friday and faced throwdown specialists as well. On Saturday, he faced the bowling machine for about half an hour. The report further added that the swelling in the ankle region has almost lessened and is hence expected to be given a fitness clearance in the next four days.
The update still means Hardik will be racing against time to get back for the match against Sri Lanka on November 2, but a guaranteed semifinal qualification with a win against England on Sunday could lessen the burden on him as well.
Oct 29, 2023 12:59 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: England facing an unwanted record
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: A defeat today would spell the end of England's chances of making it to the knockouts. That will make them just the third defending champions to have not made it to that stage after Australia in 1992 and Sri Lanka in 1999.
Oct 29, 2023 12:49 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Buttler's woes
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Apart from facing flak for England's performances as captain of the team, Buttler has been in the doldrums with the bat as well. Widely considered one of the greatest limited overs batters in the world, Buttler managed scores of 43, 20, 9, 15 and 8.
Oct 29, 2023 12:40 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: India's powerplay batting
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: India have batted second in all their matches and Rohit Sharma has made sure that they get off to absolute fliers every time, with some assistance from Shubman Gill/Ishan Kishan and at times Virat Kohli. This has resulted in India the fastest scoring team in overs 1-10 (6.52) and only Afghanistan (66.25) average more in this phase than India's 65.20.
Oct 29, 2023 12:31 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: England's tumble
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: England began their campaign with a nine-wicket defeat against 2019 runners-up New Zealand in the opener, but then bounced back to winning ways with a 137-run win vs Bangladesh. But England's luck ran out and then they crashed to three straight losses. First, they lost to Afghanistan by 69 runs, then to South Africa by 229 runs and to Sri Lanka by eight wickets.
Oct 29, 2023 12:21 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Shami vs Buttler
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Mohammed Shami has got Jos Buttler out five times in ODIs. Buttler in this tournament has fallen to pace in all five of the games played. If Shami plays today, it won't be too surprising to see India throw him at Buttler early on.
Oct 29, 2023 12:13 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: England still interested in ODIs
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: That is what assistant coach and batting great Marcus Trescothick has made clear before this match. There have been questions over whether England are interested in ODIs any more considering how they have performed in this World Cup and the fact that they didn't really play too many ODIs in the run-up to this tournament. However, Trescothick said that they had come here eyeing back to back titles and are still determined to do that. "We were desperate to come here and try and win back-to-back 50 over competitions. We're still very much focused on all formats of the game," he said.
Oct 29, 2023 12:02 PM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Virat Kohli vs spinners
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Kohli hasn't had the best of times in the last few years against spinners in general but in this World Cup, he is yet to fall to one. England's Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali have both got him three times each in ODIs and so when the time comes, England are going to throw them at Kohli.
Oct 29, 2023 11:53 AM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Rohit's captaincy - some key stats
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Rohit has captained India in nine Tests, 39 ODIs and 51 T20Is. He has a winning record of 70% across formats, with five wins, two losses and two draws in Tests, 28 wins, nine losses and one match yielding no result in ODIs and 39 wins and 12 losses in T20Is.
Oct 29, 2023 11:44 AM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: A captaincy ton for Rohit
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Today will be Rohit Sharma's 100th match as India's captain. He will be seventh Indian to reach that landmark with MS Dhoni (332), Mohammad Azharuddin (221), Virat Kohli (213), Sourav Ganguly (196), Kapil Dev (108) and Rahul Dravid (104) being the other Indians to have led the men’s team in 100 or more matches.
Oct 29, 2023 11:35 AM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: World Cup history between the two sides
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: The first-ever ODI match between India and England was in July 1974. India were captained by Ajit Wadekar on that tour and England were led by Mike Denness and the latter won both ODIs in the series. Their first meeting in the World Cup came in the first-ever edition of the tournament in 1975, with the fixture being the opening match. England won that as well by a whopping 202 runs. Both sides have faced each other in eight ODI World Cup matches, with England leading 4-3. One match has ended in a tie.
Oct 29, 2023 11:27 AM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: IND vs ENG head-to-head in ODIs
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: India and England have faced each other in 106 ODIs, with the former coming out on top in 57 matches and the latter having claimed victory in 44 games. Three matches have ended without a result, and two have been tied.
Oct 29, 2023 11:14 AM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Can anyone stop India?
India were seemingly unbothered by the injury that Hardik Pandya had sustained, one that forced them to cut down on a bowling option, save for around 10-15 overs. Regardless of how bad it gets for them at any stage of a match, they seem to have come back from it so strong that the little period of weakness feels almost insignificant. All of this has led to them winning every match they have played thus far. Can they be stopped?
Oct 29, 2023 11:04 AM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: What are England's chances?
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Their superstar batters are out of form, their bowling hasn't clicked, they are bottom of the table and the opposite is true on every count for India. But can England somehow find a way today. Make yourself heard.
Oct 29, 2023 10:57 AM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: England full squad
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w/c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Sam Curran, Brydon Carse, Harry Brook, Gus Atkinson
Oct 29, 2023 10:50 AM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: India full squad
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan
Oct 29, 2023 10:39 AM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Virat Kohli vs England
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Such are the standards that Kohli has set over the course of his prolific career that an average of 43.22 is on the lower side for him. That is what he goes at against England in the 35 ODIs he has played against the defending champions, scoring 1340 runs with three centuries and nine half-centuries.
Oct 29, 2023 10:28 AM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Can Kohli equal Tendulkar's record today?
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Kohli has scored 50 or more in every match of this World Cup save for one. In the last one, he missed out on a century by five runs. Had he done that, it would've been Kohli's 49th ODI century, bringing him level with Sachin Tendulkar's record, one that was deemed practically impossible to beat when the great man had scored it on March 16, 2012. Tendulkar had got there in his 451st ODI innings, Kohli will be playing his 275th today. Talking about smashing records.
Oct 29, 2023 10:18 AM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Danger of dead rubbers
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: At the moment, New Zealand and Australia are third and fourth tied on eight points. There are four teams on four points and they are all placed fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth. That means that there is a four-point gap already between fourth place and fifth. For any of the teams below the top four to qualify, they not only need to win all of their remaining games, they need to pray that they also get favourable results in other matches. Conversely, it won't too long for the top four to be cemented and that would mean almost a week's worth of meaningless group stage matches in this World Cup. This was among the many reasons why this single group format was criticised back when it was introduced. While we saw a scenario where multiple teams were in contention for a top four spot even on the final match day of the group stage, we might just see the opposite happening this time around. Wonder if the ICC will be forced to rethink its approach at the end of that dead-rubbery week.
Oct 29, 2023 10:10 AM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Shreyas Iyer can achieve something special here
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: With 1931 runs from 52 ODIs, Shreyas Iyer needs another 69 to complete 2000 runs. If he does it, Shreyas will become the joint second-fastest Indian batter to do so after Shikhar Dhawan – 48 innings. Even Virat Kohli is behind at 53. The fastest of course is Shubman Gill who took an unbelievable 38 innings to get there, just a few games back.
Shreyas has looked confident in the World Cup thus far but you get the feeling he is due for a big one. Barring a nerve-settling half-century against Pakistan, Shreyas has looked uber-promising but hasn't gone big. Today could be the occasion though. He is one of India's best batters against spin and with the Lucknow surface likely to assist Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, it will mark Shreyas' true litmus test.
Oct 29, 2023 10:00 AM IST
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: India's training, a multiverse of all sorts
India vs England Live Score, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah and Shubman Gill gave a glimpse of what this Indian team would look like in an alternate time realm. In an unusual practice session, Kohli tried his hand at right-arm medium pace, Gill experimented with off-breaks, Jasprit Bumrah switched to bowling with his left hand, and Jadeja transformed into a right-arm spinner. It was a display of versatility and adaptability that seemed almost unthinkable until a while ago. This unexpected turn of events can be attributed to the absence of Hardik Pandya. His absence not only disrupts the team's balance, as India now requires a specialist bowler and a batter to fill his void, but it also highlights the necessity for a sixth-bowling option. In such a scenario, Kohli may need to step in, particularly if one of the frontline bowlers has an off day.
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