Kolkata, Jan 21: Ironing out deficiencies and building on a formidable squad will be on top of the agenda when India take on England in their last One Day International (ODI) ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, at the Eden Gardens here on Sunday (January 22).
Ind-Eng T20I series schedule; Photos
The 3-match rubber has already been pocketed by Virat Kohli's men in blue who have won the first 2 matches at Pune and Cuttack. (Yuvraj thought of retiring)
For the tourists, it hasn't been all downhill with their batsmen showing enough resolve to take the challenge to India. Besides Morgan, opener Jason Roy, the highly rated Joe Root and all-rounder Ben Stokes have played well.
What has let them down though is their bowling which is thin on experience especially on sub-continent conditions.
On Sunday, the visitors would like to end the ODI series on a high with just pride to play for, and get into T20 mode with their tails up.
The pitch at the Eden is expected to be a high-scoring one bereft of any grass. With the arena being much bigger compared to Pune and Cuttack, the competition could be tougher and with Kohli stating after the last game that there would not be any drop in intensity, it could be a fiercely contested tie despite there being little to play for in terms of the series.
Squads
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicketkeeper), KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Manish Pandey, Yuvraj Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Hardik Pandya, Kedar Jadhav, Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav.
England: Eoin Morgan (captain), Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, Jake Ball, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Liam Dawson, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Chris Woakes.
Match starts at 1.30 PM IST
Series results
1st ODI: India won by 3 wickets
2nd ODI: India won by 15 runs
T20I series starts on January 26 in Kanpur (4.30 PM IST)
IANS