3 Changes India should make to win the fourth IND vs ENG T20I against England in Pune
After winning the first two matches, Team India came down to the floor as England hammered the hosts by 26 runs in the third game in Rajkot to keep their hopes alive in the ongoing five-match T20I series. India are still leading with a 2-1 margin, with two more games to play.
The fourth match will be played at MCA Stadium in Pune on January 31. If India win that game, they will also win the series as well. But it won't be easy, as England came with proper plans against Indian batters and executed them perfectly. So what should India do to win the fourth match? Here we will talk about three changes that India can make for the fourth T20I.
IND vs ENG: 3 Changes India should make to win the fourth T20I against England in Pune
1. Bring in Specialist batter
India have made sure that they are going with depth in the batting in all three games, which is why they have picked up 3-4 all-rounders in the team. Because of limited overs, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, or Abhishek Sharma have not been able to bowl their full quota of four overs.
Axar and Sundar are even batting way down the order, which is not coming in use for India. That is where, India should bring in a specialist batter, or they can pick Shivam Dube in place of Sundar. He can play useful cameos for the team.
2. Bring in Arshdeep Singh
As seen in the last two games, Indian spinners have taken wickets in the middle order, but it is the lower order, or tailenders, who are scoring crucial runs for England, which have made a big impact. Though Hardik is doing a great job of containing the batters, India need wickets.
That is where India made the wrong decision of dropping Arshdeep Singh in the third game. He gives early wickets and also takes wickets in death overs. So, India can drop one extra spinner and bring in Arshdeep Singh for the fourth game.
3. Change in the batting order
Having a lot of batting options can also become a headache sometimes. That is what it looks like that India are having at the moment. No doubt, England seamers are bowling well, according to the plans. But India can try out some out-of-the-box things to force England to change their plans.
India can send someone as pinch-hitters as India used Dube and Axar a few times in the T20 World Cup 2024. Samson and Suryakumar are not scoring runs, and India can look to do changes in the batting order.
