India vs England 2021: Krunal Pandya and Prasidh Krishna to debut in the first ODI

India vs England 2021: Krunal Pandya and Prasidh Krishna to debut in the first ODI

Krunal Pandya and Prasidh Krishna

India have decided to hand debuts to Krunal Pandya and Prasidh Krishna in the first ODI against England at the Maharashtra Cricket Stadium in Pune. The three match series begins today and India seem to have surprised fans by going with two debutants who had just received their maiden call-ups.

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Having won the Test series 3-1 and the T20I series 3-2, all focus for India now will be on the ODIs following which the players will disperse to their respective Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises. The series thus provides a perfect opportunity for the Indian side to ascertain their position in the ODI format whose importance has dwindles as of late due to the World Test Championship final and the ICC T20 World Cup looming.

Prasidh Krishna and Krunal Pandya get their caps

Krunal Pandya
Krunal Pandya

Both Krunal Pandya and Prasidh Krishna were handed their ODI caps at the team meeting ahead of the toss. Krunal was handed the cap by his brother Hardik Pandya. The duo and especially the former got emotional as he looked up to the skies possibly remembering his late father who passed away recently. Prasidh Krishna was handed over his cap by his Karnataka teammate KL Rahul.

Meanwhile, at the toss, England opted to field first and brought in Sam Billings, Moeen Ali and Tom Curran. India on the other hand, had no place for Rishabh Pant and went for KL Rahul to keep wickets. They chose two spinners in Krunal and Kuldeep Yadav.

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