Since India and England played against each other for the first time in June 1932, the two teams have produced some memorable games over the years. 

The Natwest Series Final in 2002, India’s Test win at Lord’s in 2021, England’s dominance at Wankhede in a series-defining Test at Wankhede in 2012 are a few matches that stand out in the clash between the two cricketing giants.

The Indian cricket team, which made its Test debut against England, secured their maiden Test victory after 20 years. The win came against the English in February 1952 by an innings and eight runs. 

England won the first ODI in this head-to-head in July 1974, while India’s first ODI success against the English cricket team was only at the fifth time of asking.

Yuvraj Singh’s six sixes in an over against Stuart Broad were the highlight of the first India vs England T20 International in September 2007. The MS Dhoni-led side sealed a victory by 18 runs in that game. Meanwhile, England won the latest encounter between the two nations in this format in July this year.

Overall, in the 259 matches between the two teams across all three formats, Team India has won 100, while England have a slight edge with 104 victories. 

India vs England head-to-head in cricket

Format	Matches	India won	England won	Draw/Tie/NR
Test	131	31	50	50
ODI	106	57	44	5
T20I	23	12	11	0
Total	260	100	105	55

India vs England in World Cups

Tournament	Matches	India won	England won	Draw/Tie/NR
50-over World Cup	8	3	4	1
T20 World Cup	4	2	2	0
Total	12	5	6	1

India vs England cricket records and stats

India vs England Test records

Highest team total in a Test innings: India posted 759/7 in the final Test of the five-match series in December 2016, courtesy of Karun Nair’s unbeaten triple-century.

Lowest team total in a Test innings: Following on in the second Test of the three-match series in June 1974, India were bowled out for a lowly 42 runs.

Most runs in Tests: Sachin Tendulkar, international cricket’s top run-getter, amassed 2535 runs in 32 matches in this fixture, including seven centuries and 13 half-centuries, while averaging 51.73.

Most wickets in Tests: English pacer James Anderson has scalped 139 wickets in 35 matches against Team India, taking a wicket once every 55 balls. No other bowler has crossed the 100-wicket mark in this contest. 

Highest individual scores in Tests: Graham Gooch’s knock of 333 runs for England in July 1990 at Lord’s helped England score 653 runs in the first innings. Gooch also scored a ton in the second innings of that match. 

Best bowling figures in Tests: England’s Fred Trueman along with Vinoo Mankad and Bhagwath Chandrasekhar of India have all scalped eight wickets in an innings in this fixture. However, Trueman took those wickets while conceding only 31 runs, the best among the three.

India vs England ODI records

Highest team total in an ODI innings: India’s score of 387/5 in the first of the seven-match ODI series in November 2008, courtesy of Yuvraj Singh’s quickfire 138. 

Lowest team total in an ODI innings: Jasprit Bumrah’s six-fer helped India knock over England for 110 runs in July 2022.

Most runs in ODIs: Former Indian captain MS Dhoni scored 1546 runs in 48 matches with a top score of 134. Dhoni averaged 46.84 and had a strike-rate of 87.94 with the bat in this fixture.  

Most wickets in ODIs: James Anderson also tops the wicket-taking charts in the 50-over format in this fixture, picking 40 wickets in 31 matches, with best bowling figures of 4/18. 

Highest individual scores in ODIs: Andrew Strauss, the former English captain, smashed 158 runs off 145 balls in the World Cup match against India in February 2011. 

Best bowling figures in ODIs: Four Indian bowlers - Jasprit Bumrah, Ashish Nehra, Kuldeep Yadav and S Sreesanth - and Reece Topley of England have picked six wickets in a match in this fixture. However, Bumrah’s six wickets were taken while conceding the least runs - 19. 

India vs England T20I records

Highest team total in a T20I innings: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma helped India post a total of 224/2 in the last of the five-match series in March 2021. 

Lowest team total in a T20I innings: England were bundled out for 80 runs, courtesy of Harbhajan Singh’s 4/12, in the T20 World Cup in September 2012.

Most runs in T20Is: India’s Virat Kohli has accumulated 639 runs in 20 matches, including five fifties, at an average of 39.93 in this fixture.

Most wickets in T20Is: Englishman Chris Jordan has scalped 21 wickets in 15 matches against India, including a four-wicket haul.

Highest individual scores in T20Is: Suryakumar Yadav’s blazing knock of 117 runs off 55 balls in the third match of the series in July 2022.

Best bowling figures in T20Is: Yuzvendra Chahal has picked the only six-fer in this fixture in T20 Internationals, while conceding only 25 runs, in February 2017.

 

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Jasprit Bumrah on Monday became the fastest Indian fast bowler to reach 100 Test wickets during the fifth and final day of the fourth Test against England at The Oval.

The 27-year-old etched his name into the history books after he clean bowled England middle-order batsman Ollie Pope in the second session of Day 5. 

With Pope’s wicket, Bumrah surpassed former Indian captain Kapil Dev’s long-standing record to become the quickest Indian pacer to achieve the incredible feat. While the Gujarat-born Bumrah reached 100 wickets in 24 matches, 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev took 25 matches. 

Former left-arm pacer Irfan Pathan is third on the list, having picked 100 Test wickets in 28 matches while Mohammed Shami (29) and Javagal Srinath (30) complete the top-five list.

Fastest to 100 Test wickets by Indian pacer
Bowler	Matches
Jasprit Bumrah	24
Kapil Dev	25
Irfan Pathan	28
Mohammed Shami	29
Javagal Srinath	30

Taking to Twitter, BCCI wrote, “What a way to reach the milestone!@Jaspritbumrah93  bowls a beauty as Pope is bowled. Among Indian pacers, he is the quickest to reach the mark of 100 Test wickets.”�?/span>

What a way to reach the milestone! @Jaspritbumrah93 bowls a beauty as Pope is bowled. Among Indian pacers, he is the quickest to reach the mark of 100 Test wickets. http://t.co/OOZebPnBZU #TeamIndia #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/MZFSFQkONB

�?BCCI (@BCCI) September 6, 2021

Interestingly, Indian cricket team off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is the fastest Indian bowler to reach 100 Test wickets having achieved the milestone in just 18 Tests.

The veteran spinner is followed by some legendary names comprising Erapalli Prasanna (20), Anil Kumble (21), Subhash Gupte (22), B. S. Chandrasekhar (22), Pragyan Ojha (22), and Vinoo Mankad (23).

Since making his Test debut against South Africa in 2018, Bumrah has claimed 101 wickets in 24 matches at an average of 22.76, which is the best among Indian bowlers to reach 100 Test wickets. 

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Indian cricket team opener Shubman Gill, who recently suffered a shin injury while training for the upcoming England Test series in the United Kingdom (UK), is likely to be out of action for six to eight weeks. The 21-year-old right-handed batsman is also reportedly set to fly back home. 

If the latest reports in the TOI are to be believed, the Indian management is keen on replacing Gill with the in-form Mumbai opener Prithvi Shaw. It is also to be noted that the Indian Test squad already has the services of openers Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul and Abhimanyu Easwaran who can partner Rohit Sharma at the top. 

If reports of the team management being keen on bringing over Prithvi Shaw to the Test squad in England is true, it could be very disheartening for Abhimanyu Easwaran. Good enough to be in the reserves but not good enough to be third opener? I think he is.

�?Shashank Kishore (@captainshanky) July 3, 2021

Meanwhile, Prithvi Shaw is currently in Sri Lanka preparing for the upcoming ODI and T20I series. 

Snapshots from #TeamIndia's first training session in Sri Lanka #SLvIND pic.twitter.com/hzBx8DNye2

�?BCCI (@BCCI) July 2, 2021

It is also understood that Ravi Shastri-led think tank has officially submitted a formal request to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to fly the Mumbai cricketer from Sri Lanka to England at the earliest. 

After scoring a century on his debut Test match against the West Indies in October 2018, Shaw found red-ball cricket challenging during the unsuccessful tour of New Zealand and Australia in 2020. The 21-year-old could only manage 102 runs in six innings in his stint Down Under, which eventually led to the youngster’s axing from the Test side. 

However, the opener responded strongly by smashing 800-plus runs in the 2021 Vijay Hazare Trophy. Later, Shaw also showed glimpses of his talent in the the first half of the Indian T20 League earlier in the year. 

Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the strict quarantine rules, the BCCI will need to make a quick decision on whether or not to send Shaw over to England as a replacement opener for Gill. 

Till now, Shaw has represented India in five Tests and has scored 339 runs at an average of 42.37. 

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The Virat Kohli-led Indian cricket team will play two four-day intra-squad games ahead of their five-match Test series against England starting on August 4, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Friday.

The visitors will begin their camp from July 15 at the Riverside ground in Durham as part of their preparation for the upcoming red-ball series against a strong England outfit.

 

Interestingly, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had requested the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to schedule a couple of warm-up matches against English county sides. However, the request was declined by the ECB owing to the strict coronavirus protocols put in place.

"Due to COVID-19 protocols, they will play two intra-squad four-day matches before the first Test in August," an ECB spokesperson was quoted as saying to news agency PTI on Friday. 

India captain Virat Kohli has reportedly expressed his annoyance after the tourists have been denied an opportunity to test themselves ahead of the highly-anticipated Test series.

Meanwhile, Team India cricketers are currently on a two-week break after suffering a defeat in the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand. The players are expected to assemble in London on July 14 and then travel to Durham, where they will stay in a bio-bubble.

India will play their first Test of the five-match series at Trent Bridge Cricket Ground in Nottingham. 

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Indian pacer Prasidh Krishna’s early inspiration to bowl fast came from an unlikely, but perhaps, an apt place.

Growing up, Prasidh watched MotoGP and was influenced by multiple world champion Valentino Rossi, whose performances seeped into the Bengaluru boy’s formative years of playing cricket.

“I used to cycle a lot because our road was a dead end,�?Prasidh told the Kolkata team website. “I used to watch a lot of Valentino Rossi back then, so I had followed him a lot. 

“Maybe that's where the speed factor came in because I was, you know, seeing him go so fast. It's so much speed. So that's where my liking for speed came into existence.�?/span>

Valentino Rossi is a legend. The Italian racer is a seven-time MotoGP world champion. He won the premier class title in the 500cc in only his second season in 2001 with Honda. It was the first of five straight titles.

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During the course, Rossi got the better of his rivals Sete Gibernau and Max Biaggi comprehensively and even won championships when he changed teams, moving from Honda to Yamaha.

In recent years, Valentino Rossi’s rivalry was against Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez, both formidable in their challenge.

However, Rossi’s last premier class title came in 2009 although he still races today at the age of 42 for the Petronas Yamaha SRT team.

Prasidh Krishna was just 13 years old when Rossi was last champion.

But from 2001 and 2009, Valentino Rossi took part in 151 races and won 75 of those, which explains the Italian’s influence over a young Prasidh.

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“Nobody really advised me in terms of taking up cricket as a career option,�?Prasidh pointed out. “It's just that my school coach figured out that I was tall and I was getting the ball to move back. So, the coach is the one who first corrected my running technique, the angle of my running, my loading and all of that.

“By doing all this, I also realised I was getting quicker and better,�?added Prasidh, who admires Brett Lee. “I was getting sharper with things. So that is when I realized, OK, there is something with fast bowling. And I always had a liking for fast bowling.�?/span>

Prasidh Krishna made his maiden appearance in One Day Internationals against England earlier this month and recorded the best bowling figures for an Indian on ODI debut when he picked up 4/54.

England cricket team all-rounder Sam Curran played a stunning knock in the ODI series-decider against India at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium in Pune on Sunday.

Chasing a mammoth target of 330 for a series win, England lost wickets at regular intervals and it seemed India would wrap up the final ODI early. 

Reeling at 168/6, Curran joined Moeen Ali at the crease in what looked like a difficult run-chase for the visitors. While the Three Lions kept losing wickets at the other end, 22-year-old Curran played a blinder as he brought up his maiden ODI fifty.

With 14 needed in the last over, England could only manage six runs in the 50th over bowled by India pacer T Natarajan as the hosts clinched the three-match ODI series 2-1.

Meanwhile, Twitter hailed Sam Curran for his unbeaten 95 runs knock off just 83 balls.

Very Dhoni'ish innings by Sam Curran.

�?Abijit Ganguly (@AbijitG) March 28, 2021

Love Sam Curran’s mentality ... #INDvENG

�?Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 28, 2021

Sam Curran continues to give nightmares to India since 2018.

�?Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 28, 2021

How good is Sam Curran today. Never give up attitude. Playing under MSD in CSK is certainly helping him. More importantly he knows how to play with the tail enders. #INDvsENG

�?Krupamay (@krupamay_ghosal) March 28, 2021

For days we've been talking of young Indian players who have been killing it.

And Sam Curran has been quietly waiting, watching...

�?Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) March 28, 2021

This is why Sam Curran has to play for England. Unbelievable

�?Thomas Liversage (@TomLiversage) March 28, 2021

Sam Curran is a terrific cricketer. Brilliant stuff from him. #INDvENG

�?Rahul Puri (@rahulpuri) March 28, 2021

The southpaw was adjudged the player of the match for his scintillating knock in the third and final ODI.

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The England cricket team humbled India by six wickets in the second ODI International to level the three-match series level at 1-1 and set up a mouthwatering finale at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Sunday.

While the Indian cricket team rode on the inspirational knocks of KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant to post a score of 336, England's Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes orchestrated the third-highest successful run chase by any team against the Men in Blue in the 50-over format.

Highest successful run chases against India in ODI Cricket
Team	Score	Overs	Run rate	Ground	Date
Australia	359/6	47.5	7.50	Mohali	March 10, 2019
New Zealand	348/6	48.1	7.22	Hamilton	February 5, 2020
England	337/4	43.3	7.74	Pune	March 26, 2021
Pakistan	322/6	49.5	6.46	Mohali	November 8, 2007
Sri Lanka	322/3	48.4	6.61	The Oval	June 8, 2017

Interestingly, England's victory in the second ODI is the second-best successful chase on Indian soil in terms of balls remaining.

England's successful run ODI chases in India (in terms of balls remaining)
Team	Margin of win	Balls remaining	Ground	Date
England	5 wickets	44	Jamshedpur	April 12, 2006
England	6 wickets	39	Pune	March 26, 2021
England	7 wickets	16	Dharamsala	January 27, 2013
England	5 wickets	13	Ahmedabad	November 25, 1981
England	4 wickets	10	Pune	December 5, 1984

In his first ODI game since January 2020, Rishabh Pant proved why he should be a permanent member in the ODI team with a fiery 77-run knock off just 40 balls, laced with seven sixes and three fours. His tally of maximums is the most by an Indian against England in ODI cricket.

Most sixes in an innings for India vs England
Player	Runs	Sixes	Strike rate	Ground	Date
Rishabh Pant	77	7	192.50	Pune	March 26, 2021
Yuvraj Singh	138*	6	176.92	Rajkot	November 14, 2008
MS Dhoni	134	6	109.83	Cuttack	January 19, 2017
Sachin Tendulkar	120	5	104.34	Bengaluru	February 27, 2011
Virat Kohli	122	5	116.19	Pune	January 15, 2017

Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy gave England a strong headstart to their run chase of 337 with a 110-run partnership for the first wicket. This is the pair's second 100-plus stand in the series and they also became the most successful English pairing in ODI, with a record 13th hundred partnerships between them.

Highest partnership records for England
Players	Span	Innings	Runs	100	50
JM Bairstow, JJ Roy	2015-2021	47	2736	13	10
EJG Morgan, JE Root	2013-2020	75	3181	12	9
JE Root, JJ Roy	2015-2020	28	1649	7	7
IR Bell, IJL Trott	2010-2013	28	1320	5	6
AD Hales, JE Root	2014-2019	33	1869	5	10

The Indian bowling unit had a disappointing day in office, as they conceded a staggering 331 runs in the second ODI against England. This is the third-most runs conceded in an innings against England at home.

Most runs conceded by India vs England at home
Match	Overs	Runs	Wickets	Average	Date
vs England at Cuttack	50	359	7	51.28	January 19, 2017
vs England at Pune	50	338	6	56.33	January 15, 2017
vs England at Pune	43.3	331	3	110.33	March 26, 2021
vs England at Bengaluru	50	330	8	41.25	February 27, 2011
vs England at Rajkot	50	325	3	108.33	January 11, 2013

India and England will lock horns in the series decider in Pune on Sunday, to fight for the bragging rights of the three-match ODI series.

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England played like World Champions as they chased down the highest-ever total against India in ODIs to register a six-wicket win in Pune to level the three-match series 1-1.

The visitors rode on commanding performances from Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes to chase a mammoth 337-run target set by India, with 6.3 overs to spare.

This England win sets up a mouth-watering series decider to be played at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) stadium on Sunday.

Meanwhile, India will look up to their opening batting partnership of Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma for a better start in the final ODI after they were dismissed in the Powerplay overs in the last encounter. While KL Rahul, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant rescued the hosts to set-up a huge total, lack of bite in the bowling while defending their total is what cost them a series-clinching win.

For Jonny Bairstow, it was complete redemption as his 100-plus stand with Jason Roy in the second ODI put behind the disappointment of their partnership in the series opener. His century stands with Roy and Stokes got the Three Lions to 287 in 37 overs until his dismissal on 124.

I anticipate that the series decider on Sunday will have plenty of fireworks and some career-defining moments, and here are my four names who could script a Man of the Match performance in the third and final ODI.

Rohit Sharma

India limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma is undoubtedly one of the finest hitters of the cricket ball and he is due for a big score in the ongoing ODI series. The Indian cricket team opener might be struggling for runs in this ODI series, but he is someone who performs well under pressure. I’m expecting Rohit to bounce back in style in the final encounter on Sunday and add to his tally of 9168 runs in the 50-overs format.

Rishabh Pant

Team India’s swashbuckling wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant once again showed why he is an asset to any side in the second ODI on Friday. The left-hander smashed seven sixes and three fours in his 77-run knock off just 40 balls. Such has been the great depth of talent in Indian cricket, the 23-year-old Pant was playing his first ODI since January 2020. With the kind of form that Rishabh has displayed in the ongoing series against England, I believe Pant will play an important role in the series decider on Sunday.

Jos Buttler

Stand-in captain Jos Buttler has been a vital cog in England’s One-Day plans, but his recent scores of 1, 3, 8, 2, 0 are indeed alarming to a player of his calibre. The 30-year-old has piled up 316 runs in 18 meetings against India, and his decision to field first earned him a series-levelling victory in the second ODI. My gut feeling is that Buttler will strike back with a top-notch performance in the series decider in Pune.

Adil Rashid

Adil Rashid got the better of Virat Kohli once again in ODI cricket, as he dismissed the Indian cricket team captain for the fourth time in seven matches. Rashid has been a wicket-taker for England in the middle-overs despite being a little bit expensive in the ongoing ODI series. The pitch for the second ODI didn’t offer solace to spinners but he managed to grab the important wicket of the India talisman and I reckon he might have a plan to scalp more victims in the final ODI on Sunday.

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The Indian cricket team will look to clinch the three-match One Day International (ODI) series when they lock horns with England in the third and final ODI at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Sunday.

After Virat Kohli led India to a 66-run victory in the first match, the England cricket team bounced back strongly as they thrashed the hosts by six wickets in the second ODI on Friday.

Chasing a mammoth target of 337 to level the series, England rode on scintillating knocks from Jonny Bairstow (124) and Ben Stokes (99) to chase down the highest-ever total against India in ODIs.

India spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Krunal Pandya conceded 156 runs in their 16 overs and failed to pick a single wicket. The England batters especially tore into Kuldeep as he looked low on confidence, giving away 84 runs in his 10 overs - his worst bowling performance in an ODI.

The Indian team management is likely to bring in Washington Sundar or Yuzvendra Chahal in place of Kuldeep. Watch India vs England 3rd ODI live!

Meanwhile, the hosts will be pleased with their batting form, with the likes of KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant contributing in the middle-order. Hence, Suryakumar Yadav might have to wait for his ODI debut.

On the other hand, England will be without their regular captain Eoin Morgan who has been ruled out of the ODI series due to a hand injury. The 34-year-old ICC World Cup winner was forced out of the field in the series opener on Tuesday after suffering a split webbing between his right thumb and index finger that required four stitches.

Now captained by Jos Buttler and with England making a stunning comeback in the ODI series, no major changes are expected in the visitors�?playing XI for the series decider.

Where to watch India vs England 3rd ODI live?

The India vs England third ODI will be telecast live at 1:30 PM IST on Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 3 HD and the corresponding SD TV channels on Sunday, March 28.

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A batting collapse from 135/0 in 14 overs to 251 all-out was definitely not a performance England would want to look back, but the trend of their middle-order crumbling down has been identified from the T20I series itself.

England are known for their blistering headstarts and Tuesday was no different as Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow had kicked-off like they were going to chase down the target themselves. But, it wasn’t meant to be. Call it India’s bowling brilliance or England’s inability to build on an already set momentum, the better team won at the end of the day.

I’ve always loved watching these kinds of games and I’m expecting more of the same when these two teams square off in the 2nd ODI at the same venue on March 26. Having said that, here I give you four names who I believe could muster a Man of the Match performance in the upcoming ODI.

Shikhar Dhawan

It never really looked like Shikhar Dhawan was playing his first ODI in almost four months. The southpaw shook off his rust to play a Man of the Match innings. As we approach the 2nd ODI, I reckon Dhawan will once again be the wrecker-in-chief for the hosts. The way he batted in the tricky conditions of Pune - I say tricky because the ball actually swung and seamed early on in the game - was a visual delight. One can very well argue about the dropped catches, but the opener made most of the opportunities presented to him.

Shardul Thakur

Pacer Shardul Thakur has developed a trend of picking important wickets at the crucial moments of the game. Just as we saw in the final T20I, where he dismissed both Dawid Malan and Bairstow in the same over, Thakur was at it once again on Tuesday as he scalped the wickets of Bairstow, Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler in the span of just two overs. One cannot help but notice a pattern here. Thakur concedes more runs early in the game, but comes back well and becomes increasingly hard to play against later on. He may have not gotten the limelight he deserves, but the second ODI could present him with an opportunity to do so.

Jason Roy

It’s been eight months since Jason Roy last hit an ODI half-century. The last time he had scored a ton was against Australia in July 2019, and there was no stopping the England opener then as he had hit his fourth consecutive fifty-plus score. A dry run of form ever since was about to end in Pune on Tuesday when a poor shot culminated in an eventual England collapse. Roy has been prolific alongside Bairstow, with the duo averaging 60.45 and scoring 7.04 runs an over. This figure, right now, is the best amongst any other opening pair, which includes Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma. I believe it’s high time for Roy to get back to his best, and a decent score, by which I mean at least a half-century, would arguably work in his favour.

Ben Stokes

The quality that Ben Stokes brings to the table is next to none really. He may have struggled for runs in the 1st ODI, but he more than made up for that with his three-wicket haul, which had wickets of Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Hardik Pandya. These were three crucial wickets. While Dhawan was on course to his century, Pandya has been in prolific form in ODIs of late. Hence, it goes without saying that Stokes will once again remain a key component for England and the likely absence of Eoin Morgan and Sam Billings will require him to step up in the 2nd ODI.

I believe a Stokes masterclass is in the offering.