IND vs Eng: Who’s first choice of Gautam Gambhir? Pant hit sixes with one hand, Rahul handled the front behind the wicket
India vs England Odie Series 2025: Before the opening match of the three -match ODI series against England, the Indian team arrived here on Tuesday for the practice session, while wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant paid attention to batting practice while Lokesh Rahul tried more in wicketkeeping. The series against England will begin on Thursday. It will be very difficult for coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Rohit Sharma to choose one of the two for the playing XI. Pant has the ability to reverse the match at any time with batting, so Rahul is a more reliable batsman in this format. Both players spent a lot of time in the field to improve their skills.
However, Rahul was seen working more hard during this time. He also practiced wicketkeeping along with batting. Pant’s entire focus was on batting. He was practicing playing big shots against spinners. He practiced a lot of ramps and reverse sweep shots with a six -handed six. Rahul was seen playing field shots that penetrating the fielders instead of a big shot during batting practice. His wicketkeeping practice felt that he is a strong contender for this place in the team.
Rohit and Shubman Gill can start the innings and Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer will come to bat at the third and fourth position respectively. Hardik Pandya plays at number six, so the wicketkeeper-batsman is expected to come at number five. Rahul had scored 452 runs while performing well in the 2023 ODI World Cup and also did wicketkeeping. However, however, Pant was not available for selection.
He was recovering from a car accident injury. In India’s last ODI series against Sri Lanka, Rahul scored 31 more runs with wicketkeeping in the first two matches. Pant played the third match but could only score six runs. India can opt for both players to be included in the XI, but Iyer may have to be out of the XI. Mohammed Shami sweated a lot on the fast bowling front.
This experienced fast bowler bowled with full enthusiasm for about one and a half hours. The team’s young fast bowlers Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh did not put much stamina in the practice, while Rohit and Kohli, who failed in the Test on the tour of Australia, were seen in a good rhythm with the white ball. Rohit continued the attack by taking his aggressive stance from the 2023 ODI World Cup, while Kohli batted artistic and put some great drives.
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