England in India

IND vs ENG 2024/25, IND vs ENG 3rd ODI Match Preview

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Big picture: Variety the spice of both life and ODI bowling attacks Jos Buttler, all though this ODI series, has been conscious of doing well for longer but also of playing watchable cricket. He picked up Rohit Sharma’s 72-ball hundred as an example of how that is a virtue worth striving for; that being “dynamic” … Read more

IND vs ENG 2024/25, IND vs ENG 2nd ODI Match Report, February 09, 2025

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England won the toss and chose to bat vs India England won the toss and will bat first on a black-soil surface in Cuttack, where they hope to bounce back from their heavy loss in Nagpur on Thursday, and square the ODI series against India. They will be taking on an India side with two … Read more

IND vs ENG 2024/25, IND vs ENG 1st ODI Match Report, February 06, 2025

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England elected to bat in the first ODI against India, after Jos Buttler won the toss in Nagpur for the opener of this three-match series. The big news is there is no Virat Kohli after the 36-year-old suffered a right knee injury on Wednesday evening. As such, Rohit Sharma’s XI is a mix of new … Read more

IND vs ENG 2024/25, IND vs ENG 1st ODI Match Preview

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Big picture: An air of vulnerability There are two Indias. There’s also, at the same time, another India, an India of an assuredly post-Rohit, post-Kohli era, an India that has flown to dizzying heights over recent months. There are two Indias, but there are three formats. So where exactly do they stand, as the awkward … Read more

IND vs ENG 2024/25, IND vs ENG 5th T20I Match Report, February 02, 2025

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Toss England won the toss and chose to bowl vs India Jos Buttler won the toss and chose to bowl first in the fifth and final T20I against India in Mumbai, as England seek to bounce back from the disappointment of their series loss in Pune, and take a consolation victory into next week’s three-match … Read more

IND vs ENG 2024/25, IND vs ENG 4th T20I Match Report, January 31, 2025

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Toss England chose to bowl vs India Jos Buttler finally won a toss in the five-match T20I series and gave England their first shot at chasing a target. The pitch was on the drier side, but the fear of the dew proved to be the deciding factor at the toss. Having lost the first two … Read more

IND vs ENG 2024/25, IND vs ENG 4th T20I Match Preview

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Big picture: Series alive, using contrasting methods The five-match series between India and England was expected to be a high-scoring one. A battle of sixes if you will. But three games in, this hasn’t been the case, but the series has by no means been devoid of thrills. It’s 2-1 going into Friday night in … Read more