LUCKNOW– India and England have played with contrasting approaches in the World Cup so far, producing contrasting results. And that is unlikely to change here on Sunday.
India are on course to top the league stage while England are looking to survive in the tournament they won four years ago.
The Rohit Sharma-led side has hardly put a foot wrong, having chased successfully for five games in a row.
England set the benchmark in white-ball cricket with their aggressive style of play, resulting in global triumphs in both the shorter formats.
However, the boom or bust approach has clearly not worked in Indian conditions and the defending champions find themselves on the brink of an embarrassing exit.
Will Ashwin get a game
Compared to England, India have very little to worry about though they will be missing the all-round services of Hardik Pandya for at least the next couple of games.
In the usual scenario, R Ashwin would have replaced Shardul Thakur on a pitch that is likely to assist the spinners. However, Hardik’s absence forces the team management to play only five bowlers.
Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja walk into the combination for Sunday’s game.
To accommodate Ashwin as the third spinner, India will have to choose between Mohammad Siraj and Mohammed Shami, who asserted his world class credentials with five wickets in Dharamsala. Picking between the two proven performers will be a tough call.
Will England change their batting approach
England possess plenty of firepower in the batting department and they would be hoping to string together a worthy performance after a string of abject failures.
Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Liam Livingstone, Harry Brook are all formidable names in world cricket but have found the going tough.
Going hammer and tongs from ball one is the need of the hour in the shortest format but the demands of the ODI format are different. England batters must gauge the conditions better and accordingly alter their way of playing.
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