3 key factors to keep in mind for Team India before playing the T20 & ODI series against England

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The first T20 between England and India to be played at Old Trafford is less than 20 days away. Before this series kicks off, Team India will play a 2 match T20 series vs Ireland. The 2 T20I’s will be played at the picturesque Malahide Cricket Club Ground in Ireland starting June 27th.

Team India would look to get used to the conditions and it is an ideal scenario for the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan to hit their straps against a relatively weak Ireland bowling attack before heading into the England series.

While Ireland have registered a thumping win against England in an ODI few weeks back, they lost the 2 match T20 games vs Pakistan that followed after.

Team India’s real test will come against a strong England team and these are the few factors to keep in mind before going ahead into the T20I’s and ODI’s.


#3 Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid can pose a threat with their spin bowling

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The duo of Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid have hit a purple patch and are in a splendid bowling form with the white ball.

Both the bowlers have been instrumental in England’s thumping victories against Australia in the first 2 ODI’s and have picked up 10 wickets, with 5 apiece in the 2 ODI’s combined.

Skipper Eoin Morgan has used Moeen Ali during the power-play overs and it has paid rich dividends as the off-spinner has chipped in by picking up wickets during the power-play to dent the opposition.

Moeen Ali’s strength lies in his line and length accuracy and his ability to flight the delivery and fox the batsmen.

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Whereas, Adil Rashid has been used in spells mostly in the middle and later stages of the game. This proved to be a right tactic as the leg-spinner chipped in by picking up wickets with his ability to grip the ball and deceive the batsmen with spin.

In the last ODI series between England and India played in England 2014, Moeen Ali picked up 2 wickets against the Indians in the 2 matches he bowled. However, this is the first time Adil Rashid will be bowling to the Indians in his home and this promises to be a mouth-watering contest.

#2 The English batsmen are in red-hot form

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The England team is currently ranked number 1 in ODI cricket. This is largely due to their attacking brand of cricket in the past 2 years.

They possess a strong batting line up with the likes of Jason Roy, Alex Hales and Jonny Bairstow at the top followed by Eoin Morgan, Joe Root, Jos Butler, Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali, who form the middle order.

The opening pair of Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow have been the new find for England as both the openers have been attacking right from the word go and have laid a solid platform for the middle order to follow.

Alex Hales has been out of form recently and with Jonny Bairstow scoring runs at the top, Hales has been dropped down to number 3 spot.

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Eoin Morgan and Joe Root have been scoring runs in the middle order and they have been instrumental in England’s success.

The form of Jos Butler has been the most heartening things for Team England. Jos Butler has continued his magic form from the IPL and has showcased his batting prowess by scoring a blistering 91 of 70 deliveries, which took his side to victory in the second ODI vs England.

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Ben Stokes tore his hamstring after the first test vs Pakistan last month and has been rested. He didn’t take part in the One-day match vs Scotland and in the first 2 ODI games vs Australia.

Although we are unsure about his availability in the remaining fixtures vs Australia, he will be back for the ODI’s and T20’s versus the Indians starting next month.

#3 Flat Pitches, Small Grounds – Bowlers Nightmares

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Its summer in England and the pitches are going to be flat. The 3 T20’s will be played at Manchester, Cardiff and Bristol and a heavy run fest is expected in all the 3 games.

While the Old Trafford Cricket Ground at Manchester is a decent sized ground, the ones at Cardiff and Bristol are small grounds with very small straight boundaries.

Hence, it is very important for the Indian bowlers to hit the right line and a length in the T20’s to avoid getting smashed.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah have played in England and would be aware of the match conditions.

However, the duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav will be playing for the first time in England and it would be interesting to see how they would fare against the English batsmen in their home.

This will be the first time team India will be playing T20 games in Cardiff and Bristol. They have played 1 T20 game in Manchester against England in 2011 in a losing effort.


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Edited by Kishan Prasad