England win the toss and elect to bat first in second ODI, Virat Kohli returns; Varun Chakravarthy to make debut

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Tezzbuzz|09-02-2025

Jos Buttler has won the toss and elected to bat first in the second ODI against England. “We have been pushing in the right direction but it is important to perform well. It is important to pick right moments to attack and play smart cricket. We have made three changes. Wood, Atkinson and Overton come in,” Jos Buttler said.

Rohit Sharma called Cuttack pitch a typical Indian track. “It is a typical Indian pitch but I am not sure of the pace but it will get slower. We had a good game in Nagpur but it is important to continue giving our best.

Virat Kohli comes in place of Yashasvi Jaiswal. Kuldeep Yadav has been rested and Varun Chakravarthy is making his debut,” Rohit Sharma said.

England XI: P.Salt (wk), B.Duckett, J.Root, J.Buttler (C), J.Overton, L.Livingstone, H.Brook, G.Atkinsin, M.Wood, A.Rashid, S.Mahmood

INDIA XI: R. Sharma (C), S. Gill, V. Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), S. Iyer, H. Pandya, R. Jadeja, A. Patel, M. Shami, H. Rana, V. Chakravartha.

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