India face a depleted England in a spin friendly conditions at Edgbaston in Birmingham on 30th June 2019. This will be a must win encounter for England to stand a chance to qualify for the semi-finals of the world cup. A win fo Eoin Morgan’s led side will ensure that Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will be out of contention for a place in last four.
India defeated West Indies in their last encounter by a comprehensive margin of 125 runs to almost guarantee a place in the semi-finals. While, England lost their last two encounters against Sri Lanka and Australia to be on the cusp of elimination from the show piece event.
Dean Jones suggests the ideal number four batsman
India’s number conundrum continues as Vijay Shankar has just scored 58 runs in three innings that has not helped the cause. For a country which had some match winners at the position including Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh can make it a tough job for Shankar to emulate the same.
Meanwhile, former Australia International Dean Jones has came forward and suggested that MS Dhoni should bat at number four position for India. Dhoni was criticized for his slow paced innings against Afghanistan and West Indies but Jones feels that he should take the number four slot for India.
“Normally I don’t like touching the team when it’s flying and India is flying at the moment but I have got a concern at the player at number four. I have no problem with MS Dhoni going there and (Ravindra) Jadeja coming in a little later which gives you a spin option,” Jones told Star Sports.
On Jadeja’s chances in the team, Jones said that India needs a southpaw in the lower order.
“I think the pitches are getting a little more tired as the tournament progresses so you need that left hander down there to help you a little bit. But I’ll have faith and give it one more go,” added Jones.
