England vs India, 3rd T20I: 5 Indian players who need to step up and deliver

After England's five-wicket win in the second T20I in Cardiff on Friday, the action shifts to the third and deciding fixture to be played at the County Ground in Bristol on Sunday.

While India's bowlers did a commendable job in trying to defend 148 in good batting conditions on Friday, their batsmen will need to stand up and be more counted, particularly the opening pair of Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma, who are yet to make a significant contribution thus far in the series with the bat.

With the ball, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal have looked good in both games as has Umesh Yadav, but the management surely would expect a bit more from both Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Hardik Pandya with the ball in hand as they look to win their maiden T20I series on English soil.

Here are 5 Indian players who will need to step up and deliver the goods in the decider on Sunday:

Suresh Raina

The left-hander will be crucial in the middle-order, forming the bridge between Virat Kohli at 4 and MS Dhoni at 6. The number 5 position is slightly unusual for him in T20 cricket since he is used to playing more at the top of the order for the Chennai Super Kings, but with KL Rahul preferred at 3, he has no option but to move down the order.

His services with the bat were not needed in the first game, but in the second game he stitched a crucial stand of 57 runs with Kohli which pulled India out of the doldrums which they found themselves in and he will once again need to come good with the bat.

Runs will also serve him good moving forward into the ODI series which begins next Thursday at Trent Bridge.

Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav's bowling form will be vital for India

The star in the first game at Manchester, but could not replicate it at Cardiff on Friday. As Yuzvendra Chahal said after the game, Kuldeep Yadav bowled very well in the first game, but in the second game he came up against an English batting unit that was much better prepared and hence he could not do it the second time around.

It will be interesting to see how he responds on Sunday. In the first game, he got five wickets by tossing the ball up and trying to beat the batsman in the flight, but the same ploy backfired on Friday, as the English batsmen went after him and succeeded in their attempts.

Will he look to go the same way on Sunday or increase the pace of his deliveries and rush the batsmen? The answer to that question is something that we will only know this Sunday.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Kohli will want more in the wickets column from Bhuvneshwar Kumar

The right-arm seamer has looked good in both matches, but Kohli and co. will want more from him at the start of the innings. Kumar faces a tricky proposition bowling with the white ball in English conditions. With very little swing on offer, it negates his strengths to a great extent.

However, when the ball isn't swinging, the next best thing could be to keep it stump-to-stump and not provide any room for the batsman to free his arms, something that Umesh Yadav has done and reaped rewards for it.

Shikhar Dhawan

Dhawan will look to end the T20I leg of the tour with a bang on Sunday

On his second tour to England, Shikhar Dhawan has got off to a poor start with the bat, getting bowled in the first match and then getting himself unusually run-out in the second outing.

While he does have a tendency to blow hot and cold, India will want him to come good on Sunday with the bat as it could release some pressure off the likes of Kohli, Raina and MS Dhoni.

It would also ensure he goes into the ODI series with some runs under his belt.

Rohit Sharma

Sharma will hope to get a big score on Sunday

The other half of the opening partnership that has given the side so many good starts over the years. Rohit Sharma did not have much to do in the first game with KL Rahul going all guns blazing in India's chase but failed in the second game on Friday.

With question marks over his spot in the Test team, the right-hander potentially has four more matches to show his prowess and India will want to him to deliver in the game on Sunday as well as the remainder of the tour.

If he does well in the decider at Bristol and in the ODI series that follows, his strong performances will put the selectors in a tough spot ahead of the Test series.