4 milestones waiting for the Indian team at the England tour

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the squads for the T20I and ODI series. Indian cricket team is all set to tour England for three T20Is, three ODIs, and five Tests. India will be starting their campaign in England from 3rd of July with a T20I match at Old Trafford in Manchester.

The Men in Blue would be hoping to end their jinx in England and would hope for an improved performance this year. Before we head to the much-hyped series, let us have a look at four milestones that the Indian team would be closing into as they meet England in England in July this year.

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#1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar approaching 100 ODI wickets

Bhuvneshwar approaching 100 ODI wickets

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the swing-wizard of the Indian team, has been one of the best pace bowlers that India has ever produced. Kumar, born in Meerut, shot to fame when he debuted in 2012, making the white Kookaburra sail through the Pakistanis at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

Ever since his comeback in 2017, he has been a lot improved bowler for India who can equally swing the white cherry in both the directions. Having picked up the pace as well, he has started to reverse-swing the ball as well and has became a headache for batsmen the world over.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is approaching a milestone in ODI cricket. Kumar needs only ten more wickets to achieve the feat of 100 wickets in ODI cricket. Scalping these ten wickets, Bhuvneshwar will become the 19th Indian to take 100 or more wickets in ODI cricket.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar will prove to be the most crucial bowler for India in English conditions. More importantly, India will heavily rely upon Bhuvneshwar. The reason being, the last time when India toured England Bhuvneshwar was part of the Indian bowling setup and performed well for the men in blue.

#2 Rohit Sharma nearing 10000 international runs

Three ODI double hundreds, an extra bit of timing, and some hell of stroke-making, remarkable right? Well, this is all that attributes Rohit Sharma, the Hitman. He has been one of the most fluent openers in ODI cricket across the globe. Hence, cometh the England tour, Rohit will be India's key player in ODIs.

The Hitman is approaching a yet another milestone in international cricket. He needs only 75 runs to complete 10000 runs in international cricket. Amassing these runs, Rohit will become the only 13th Indian player in the history of international cricket to score 10000 or more runs.

Thus, with a minimum of six matches to play in England, Rohit fares a good chance to achieve the feat of 10000 international runs and become the only 13th Indian to do so.

#3 MS Dhoni closing into 10000 ODI runs

MS Dhoni has been one of the best players in the history of world cricket. Having encapsulated an immense amount of experience and game awareness, MS has been the go-to-go man for the Indian team. Now a strong pillar in the middle-order, it is great to see the former skipper taking up the responsibility of building up the innings as well as finishing it.

MS Dhoni is closing into yet another milestone in ODI cricket. Dhoni needs only 33 more runs to achieve the feat of 10,000 ODI runs. Amassing these runs, MS will become the only 12th player in the history of cricket to achieve this feat. Also, MS Dhoni will be the only player to achieve this feat with an average above 50.

#4 Virat Kohli approaching 2000 T20I runs

The one thing that Virat Kohli will never stop doing is setting milestones. Ever since his inception into the game, he has been setting milestones at an astonishing rate and, once again, he is all set to deck a new milestone in international cricket.

And now he is in line to become the fastest player in the history of T20I cricket to score 2000 runs. The charismatic Indian skipper is just 17 runs away from the landmark figure. He will also be the first batsman in the Indian history of T20I cricket to score 2000 runs.