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The men in blue will look forward to sealing the T20 series when they take on England in the second T-20 match at Cardiff.
The Indian Cricket team kick-started their preparation for the long and hectic tour of England, by defeating the Englishmen in the first game of the three-match T20 series by a comfortable margin of 8 wickets.runs yesterday at Manchester.
Virat Kohli and his men would look to wrap up the series, as quickly as possible by winning the second game of the three-match T-20 series against England, in order to test their bench strength for the third T-20 game.
The second T-20 match between England and India is going to take place on July 6 at Sofia Gardens in the beautiful port city of Cardiff.
It is very unlikely that India would change their winning combination from the first T-20 game. But still we will have a look at India's probable playing XI for the second T-20 match against England:
#1 Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma is currently one of the most devastating batsmen in shorter formats, as he is capable of changing the course of the match in just a few overs, and also holds the record for the fastest century in T-20 internationals by an Indian batsman.
But, the Hitman looked bit unconvincing in the middle during his 32 runs knock in the first T-20, and would look to hit his strides with the bat very soon.
#2 Shikhar Dhawan
The Delhi left-hander, along with Rohit Sharma has been India's preferred opening combination in the shorter formats of the game since Champions Trophy 2013, after India's famed opening duo of Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag fell out of favour.
The year 2018, has been a superb year for Shikhar Dhawan with the bat as he has consistently scored runs for Indian team in all the three formats of the game, and Dhawan would look to continue his good form with the bat in the second T20 match, after having got dismissed very cheaply in the first T20 game.
#3 KL Rahul
Along with his Virat Kohli, KL Rahul is the most gifted and one of the rare batsman in Indian Cricket team, whose orthodox batting technique can help him succeed in all the three formats of the game.
The Karnataka batsman also continued his superb form of IPL 2018 by scoring his second T20 international century in the first T20 match and would look forward to pile more misery on English bowlers at Cardiff.
#4 Virat Kohli (C)
In a very surprising move, the Indian skipper came to bat at No. 4, instead of his usual No. 3 position, and with Rahul having scored a superb hundred while batting at No.3, Kohli is set to continue at No. 4 for the entire series.
Just like Rohit Sharma, Kohli would look to hit his strides with the bat very soon in England, having scored just 8 runs in the recently concluded T-20 series against Ireland, as his good form with the bat is key to India's success in England.
#5 MS Dhoni (WK)
The most successful Captain and finisher in the history of Indian cricket, MS Dhoni despite being on the last legs of his cricketing career, continues to be the first choice wicket-keeper batsman for the Indian team in the shorter formats of the game.
Having rediscovered his mojo and finishing touch with the bat in IPL 2018, Dhoni would look forward to continuing his superb form of IPL 2018 in England, which might probably be his last tour to England.
#6 Suresh Raina
One of India's most successful T20 batsman, Suresh Raina was a late replacement in India T20 and ODI squad for the tour of England, after Ambati Rayudu failed to clear the Yo-Yo fitness test.
Having been called at the last moment, Raina would look regain his place in Indian team in the shorter formats of the game, by performing well in the upcoming matches against England.
#7 Hardik Pandya
Considered to be Indian Cricket Team's answer for a long searching all-rounder, Hardik Pandya has had a stop-start career so far. Despite his good efforts with the bat, Pandya's bowling is yet to improve for him to be termed as the complete all-rounder, as he has consistently leaked runs with the ball in almost every game.
In the first T20 game, Pandya did not get a chance to bat, but was expensive with the ball as he conceded 33 runs from his four overs, and would look to improve his bowling in the upcoming matches.
#8 Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Currently, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the only fast bowler who has got a permanent place in the Indian team in all the three formats of the game. The last time when India toured England, Bhuvneshwar Kumar troubled the English with his swing bowling and was India's best bowler by some distance.
Bhuvi, however, had a rare off day with the ball in the first T-20 match, as he was bowled an expensive spell of 4-0-45-0, and would look to improve his poor efforts with the bowl in the second T20 game.
#9 Umesh Yadav
Umesh Yadav had an excellent IPL 2018, where he picked up 20 wickets in 14 matches and was the highest wicket-taker for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
As a result of his superb performance in IPL 2018, Umesh Yadav was rewarded with a place in the Indian team in the shorter formats for the tour of England after a gap of one year.
In the first T20 game, Umesh Yadav bowled an economical spell of 4-0-21-2 and would look to continue his good performance with the ball in the upcoming matches.
#10 Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav is a rare breed of chinaman spin bowlers in the modern day cricket and has been an important member of the Indian team in shorter formats since his debut in 2017.
In the first T-20 game, Kuldeep Yadav had English batsmen in all sorts of trouble with his variations and was rightly awarded man of the match for his superb bowling spell of 4-0-24-5.
Such has been Kuldeep's performance with the ball, that English team has turned to bowling machines in the practice session to sort out Kuldeep's variations.
#11 Yuzvendra Chahal
Since the Champions Trophy 2017, Yuzvendra Chahal along with Kuldeep, have established themselves as key members of Indian spin bowling line-up pushing the celebrated Indian spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja out of Indian ODI and T20 team setup.
Chahal, was a bit expensive with the ball in the first T-20 match, as he conceded 34 runs from his four overs, and Chahal would look forward to improving his poor efforts with the bowl in the second T20 game.
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