After losing against England by nine runs at the opening encounter in
Rajkot, India is looking forward to regaining the lost momentum at
Kochi in the second One-Day International (ODI) of the five-match
series, on Tuesday.
With the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium track expected to be like that of
the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, another run feast is most
likely in store.
At Kochi, fans from both sides are hoping for a tight contest. But,
this being a working day, you might not be able to catch the live action
on television. For those who couldn’t get a ticket to cheer their
respective team at the stadium or not in a position to see on TV, there
is always the option of enjoy online or checking the video stream on
their mobiles and other gadgets.
During the Pakistan series, India were struggling to get a good start
which had affected the teams` results. But, in the last one-dayer,
India got a decent start but the top-order failed to convert them even
on a placid track at the newly built Saurashtra Cricket Association
Stadium.
Openers Gautam Gambhir and Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina and Yuvraj
Singh came up with good scores but none of them could stay on for a
longer time.
One of the major concern for India has been Virat Kohli`s lack of
form. In the last five matches, he has not been able to bat to his
potentials and India lost three of them. At number three, Kohli has a
big role to play and he has to come good if India hope of coming back to
winning ways.
Following their historic 2-1 victory over India in the Test series,
the England side has returned for the one day series after Christmas and
have an edge going into the second ODI.
England bowlers have shown tremendous resilience as even in difficult
situations they never gave up. In the first ODI, the English bowlers
were unperturbed and continued to attack even when Raina and Dhoni were
scoring freely.
Team Squad:
India: MS Dhoni (Captain), Gautam Gambhir, Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar
Pujara, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, R
Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar,
Ashok Dinda, Shami Ahmed
England: Alastair Cook, Joe Root, Ian Bell, Tim Bresnan, Danny
Briggs, Joseph Buttler, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Craig
Kieswetter(wk), Stuart Meakar, Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, Kevin Petersen,
James Tredwell, Chris Woakes.