World Cup 2023: Shami, Siraj or Ashwin, Big changes for match against England

IND vs ENG, ICC World Cup 2023: After a long break of six days, Team India will face the mighty England in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. This match is very important for both the teams. On the one hand, if India wins, its path to the semis will be smooth. If England win, its semis dream will be alive. World Cup 2023: Mohammed Shami, Siraj or Ashwin, Big changes for match against England.

After a long break of six days, Team India is facing the strong England team (India vs England) in the ICC One Day World Cup 2023. This match is very important for both the teams. On the one hand, if India wins, its path to the semis will be smooth. If England win, its semis dream will be alive.

Thus both the teams are fielding with their strongest playing XI. But only for Team India, Hardik Pandya’s unavailability has caused a little setback. Team India played a match against New Zealand without its star all-rounder Hardik Pandya.

All reports say that Hardik Pandya will not be available for the match against England in Lucknow on October 29. Team India will have some difficulty in selecting the eleven to play against England. Team selection will be a big challenge for captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid for the match to be held in Lucknow.

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Pitch Report:

Lucknow’s pitch is considered favorable for spinners. Lucknow wicket was slow in IPL 2023. But a new pitch has been prepared for the World Cup 2023. 3 World Cup matches have been held here. In this, fast bowlers have taken 27 wickets while spinners have taken 15 wickets. This means that this wicket is favorable for fast bowlers.

Hence the chances of both Siraj and Shami playing in this match are high. If Rohit puts too much emphasis on the past records of this pitch, then a change in the team will be required. India dropped all-rounder Shardul Thakur in favor of an extra fast bowler in the form of Mohammed Shami for the match against New Zealand on Sunday.

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Shami took 5 wickets in that match. This is the first time that India have fielded with 5 bowlers in the absence of Hardik Pandya in this World Cup. Team India has a chance to pick an extra spinner in the form of R Ashwin against England in Lucknow. But for this the pacers have to be dropped from the team.

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Because the team management is unlikely to go to the trouble of making any changes in the batting department. So either Shami or Siraj will have to walk out of the team. When it comes to choosing between the two, the captain Rohit is more likely to lean towards Shami.

Because Siraj has not performed as expected in this world cup. He was expensive in the power play in every match. Not even taking wickets. Siraj found his rhythm in the match against New Zealand. But seeing what Shami did in this match, it will not be wrong to give him a chance in the second match. Mohammed Shami is effective on slower wickets. If Rohit decides to send one of the two out, Siraj will have to sit on the bench.