England vs India, 3rd ODI: 5 Indian players who need to stand up and deliver in the decider

India and England will fight it out for the 50-over trophy in the third and deciding game of the series at Headingley on Tuesday. The former, looking to clinch its second straight series after winning the T20I leg will want to erase the loss from Lord's as soon as possible while the latter will look to carry the momentum forward from the second ODI.

England have been dealt an injury scare with Jason Roy being a doubtful starter thanks to a finger injury he sustained at Lord's and while Sam Billings has been roped in as cover for him, the hosts will want their regular opener fit and ready for the important game on Tuesday.

India have no such issues but they have a few players who have not got it right in the series so far. Here are five players who will need to step up their games and deliver on Tuesday, if India are to win the series:

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Umesh Yadav

The opening spell with the ball often dictates the course of an innings and Umesh Yadav, unlike in the T20Is, has not been able to do that with the new ball. England have found themselves at a good position in both matches at the 10-over mark and it has come down to the spinners to bring India back into the game each time.

To be slightly fair to him, there hasn't been too much swing on offer for the quicker bowlers, but what Yadav did well in the T20Is was to keep stump-to-stump, not give too much room to the batsman and let them play the expansive stroke that would lead to their downfall.

This series is a bit of a comeback of sorts in white-ball cricket for Yadav, who has not played as much of it as he would have liked and while he did show that he could bowl with more control in the T20Is, he hasn't been able to replicate and show the consistency in line and length that is desired from him.

Maybe on Tuesday he can do that and help India secure the series.

Yuzvendra Chahal

Chahal will want to put in a match-winning performance on Tuesday

While the large part of the focus in the series so far has been on Kuldeep Yadav and the manner in which he has gone about bamboozling England, his spin partner Yuzvendra Chahal has gone a bit under the radar.

Chahal may not have picked up a truckload of wickets as has been the case with Kuldeep but has kept it tight in both games to complement Kuldeep well. What Virat Kohli will want from him in the third game is wickets and that would mean that England will find themselves in deeper trouble with spin at both ends.

The decider on Tuesday presents him with an opportunity to do that.

KL Rahul

Runs from Rahul's bat will be vital for India

The right-hander who began the tour in the best possible manner with a hundred at Old Trafford in the first T20I will want to play similarly impactful innings on Tuesday.

There has been a lot of talk of him and how he merits a place in the team and Kohli has understood that and has backed him to the hilt, even sacrificing the Number 3 position in the shortest format of the game.

He has played at Number 4 in the two ODIs so far and if he can develop some amount of consistency, then he can make that position his own and get rid of the one big headache that has faced Kohli and the management.

He could begin the road to that with a notable performance on Tuesday.

Hardik Pandya

Pandya will want to give Kohli a few wickets and runs with the bat on Tuesday

With just under a year to go for the World Cup, if there is one player whose development in this period will be monitored closely, that will be Hardik Pandya.

For a lengthy period, India were seeking desperately for a player who could give the captain a few overs with the ball and play useful cameos with the bat down the order. They tried Stuart Binny, did not work out. They went with Rishi Dhawan, no success there as well.

With Pandya, they seem to want to put in some time and faith and for that sake, it will be vital that he repays them on both accounts in the upcoming series.

He could start that with a good performance on Tuesday.

Shikhar Dhawan

India will want a big score from Dhawan on Tuesday

The opener has got off to starts in both matches so far but has not kicked on to get a big score. With the Test series looming large, a big score on Tuesday could help him settle down before the bigger test which awaits him next month.

Dhawan is among the more criticised players in the Indian setup for his inconsistency in batting, but in the last year he has been one of the better players at the top of the order in white-ball cricket and if he can play the same way as he did in some of those matches on Tuesday, then he would have surely put India in a position of strength in the deciding fixture.