indian wicketkeeper batsman Kuala Lumpur Rahul Missed the second ODI against England at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff due to illness. The visiting team made one change in the starting XI with Ishan Kishan replacing Rahul.England captain Harry Brooke won the toss and elected to bowl first, hoping to take advantage of the conditions. India, meanwhile, said they would also prefer to bowl but were forced to make changes due to Rahul’s absence. Confirming the reason for the bowling, India captain Shubman Gill said: “We will also bowl first. It was a good performance and very happy. We played a perfect game and hope to do it again today. We started well and it was good to see the fast bowlers doing well.” Very good memories here. We had a change, KL got sick and Ishan came in to replace him. “Rahul’s illness meant Ishan Kishan returned to the ODI side and took over the wicketkeeping duties. The rest of India’s squad remains unchanged from the first match, with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Gunur Brar, Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna retaining their places.England have also made two changes to their squad. Harry Brooke confirms Josh Tonge and Liam Dawson have been replaced by Saqib Mahmood and Gus Atkinson.With India taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series with a six-wicket win, the second ODI will be crucial for England. India are aiming to seal the series in Cardiff, while England need a win to keep the game alive going into the final ODI.With conditions expected early in the game to favor both seamers and batsmen, England opted to field first in an attempt to make the most of the new pitch and overhead conditions.
India vs England 2nd ODI Call eleven
India (Starting Lineup): Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan(w), Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Gurnoor Brar, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh KrishnaEngland (starting lineup): Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (w), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood
