Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to  Return in 3rd ODI
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to Return in 3rd ODI
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Trinidad: India will be visiting the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad in an effort to recover from a difficult loss to the West Indies. A jumbled team failed to make any noise with the bat, causing a collapse and allowing the hosts to complete a successful run-chase. It was a tough defeat for the Indian team to accept.

India has had a difficult series because they have played carelessly with the bat in both of the games so far. India's batting issues will be the main topic of the third ODI because it is the last one before the Asia Cup in August and they are in desperate need of solutions.

Ishan Kishan has started both games at the top of the order, but fans will want to see Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill play together since they are the likely World Cup team-mates. Since he is not on the T20 team, Virat Kohli, the team's most crucial batter in the 50-over format, will want to spend time in the middle.

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Ishan Kishan, who is increasingly seen as a backup opener, might miss out to make room for Sanju Samson at number 4, and Hardik Pandya will bat again at position number 5. Suryakumar Yadav ought to keep his position, and Ravindra Jadeja will improve both the batting order and the bowling order after him.

Axar Patel may be tried out in a role that is more natural to him after being promoted to number four in a failed experiment, though he will be in competition with Shardul Thakur for the number 8 position.

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Kuldeep Yadav's left-arm wrist-spin has been impressive, but coach Rahul Dravid has said the team will try new things, so Yuzvendra Chahal might also get a chance to play.

The same could be said for Jaydev Unadkat, but with Umran Malik's progress being so crucial and Mukesh Kumar impressing in his limited role, the lefty may still have to wait a while to get his chance in limited overs.

India’s 3rd ODI predicted XI: 

Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar

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