Going into the second ODI at Cuttack, England’s morale will be completely shattered as at Pune, India made a daring comeback, literally out of nowhere. Placed at a precarious 63-4, in pursuit of 351, skipper Virat Kohli and Kedar Jadhav got together for one of the most inspiring partnerships in ODI cricket history. The 200-run stand between the duo got India back in the chase and from there on, the lower middle-order cautiously got the team home.
Given that this is just a three-match series, the next game at Cuttack is a Do or Die fixture for England. A loss here will mean another series loss in England, and the wait to win one in India will continue since 1984.
Keeping in mind the next ODI, we go through the predicted Indian XI for the second ODI: