India vs England, 2nd ODI: Rishabh Pant replaces Shreyas Iyer
26 Mar 2021: India vs England, 2nd ODI: Rishabh Pant replaces Shreyas Iyer
India have included wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant in the playing XI for the 2nd ODI against England.
The left-handed batsman replaces Shreyas Iyer, who was ruled out of the series due to shoulder injury.
Meanwhile, England are without the services of regular skipper Eoin Morgan after he sustained a web splitting.
Jos Buttler is the stand-in captain for England.
Here are the further details.
Fact: A look at India's playing XI
India's playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (captain), KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna
Fact: Here is England's playing XI
England's playing XI: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Dawid Malan, Jos Buttler(wk/c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley
Livingstone: Liam Livingstone makes his ODI debut
Right-handed batsman Liam Livingstone makes his ODI debut for England.
He was roped in the XI in place of injured Sam Billings.
The 27-year-old has already represented England in two T20Is in 2017.
Livingstone was in terrific form in the Big Bash League 2020/21, playing for Perth Scorchers.
It remains to be seen how he fares in his debut ODI.
Changes: A look at the other changes
The number one T20I batsman Dawid Malan has come into the XI in place of skipper Morgan.
He was with England's ODI touring party as a cover player.
Meanwhile, fast bowler Reece Topley, who came in for Mark Wood, would be the player to watch for, owing to his tall structure.
For India, the in-form Pant is back in the ODI format.
