India won the 2nd ODI against England in Cuttack’s Barabati stadium by 4 wickets. Skipper Rohit Sharma was awarded as Man of the Match for his exceptional 119 runs innings. Shubman Gill also gave a hand with the bat by scoring 60 runs in 52 balls. This was the 2nd consecutive half century for Gill. They together gave India a stunning start of 136 runs before Gill was bowled by Jamie Overton.

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Inconsistency Over Openers

The Indian team has been inconsistent when it comes to its opening pair. We witnessed this dilemma in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as well as when Rohit had to miss the first match at Perth. Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul went on to come out and bat. They performed exceptionally well making India’s way towards victory more evident by providing with a stable start. But now when Rohit Sharma’s form seems to make way back and Shubman Gill’s consistency of scoring runs especially on home pitches, these dilemmas.

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Recent Innings As Openers

Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill’s last eight ODI opening partnerships showcase their batting prowess, with scores of 62(35), 100(71), 71(50), 30(26), 75(76), 97(81), 37(27), and 136(100) runs, demonstrating their consistent and sometimes explosive starts for the Indian cricket team. Rohit’s powerful approach as well as Gill’s tactical leaning make them a perfect opening pair for the ‘Men in Blue’s dilemma for a impactful opening pair.

Focus On the Champions Trophy

India has already won the series and is now at a lead of 2-0 and aims to win with a clean sweep over the English at the 3rd and final ODI at Narendra Modi stadium, Ahemdabad. This ODI series will definitely turn out to be a pretty good warm up for India for the Champions Trophy which is scheduled from 19 February to 9 March 2025 and hosted by Pakistan.