3 changes India need to make to return to winning ways in ENG vs IND T20Is

India are 0-1 down in the five-match ENG vs IND T20I series with three more games left.

Indian Cricket Team had a poor start to ongoing T20I series against England at the start. After the opening game was washed out due to rain, Shreyas Iyer & Co. lost the second game by four wickets.

Both teams are scheduled to clash in five encounters with England 1-0 ahead after two matches. India need to win the next game at any cost to keep their chances of series victory alive.

India were in a strong position to win but a few errors in the end cost them the game, as England chased 191-run target quite comfortably.

With series on the line, the Men in Blue should go ahead with a few changes to form a stronger side. On that note, below are three changes India should go ahead with in the playing XI to make a comeback in the ENG vs IND T20I series.

Changes India should make for third ENG vs IND T20I

3. Sanju Samson in for Ishan Kishan to keep right-handers in XI

India have a lot of left-handers in their playing XI with the likes of Abhishek Sharma, Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, and Ishan Kishan among others. Captain Shreyas Iyer was the only specialist right-handed batter in the XI in first T20I, which made the visitors look pretty one dimensional in their batting.

Their left-handed batting line-up made the job easier for England bowlers, as there was hardly a left-right combination at the crease, which usually makes things tough for bowlers.

Although Sanju Samson has struggled to make a mark in recent games, he can be picked over Ishan Kishan as a wicket-keeper batsman. Samson has experience of batting in different positions and can do a good job at three. This will help the visitors to have an efficient right-hander in the top order.

2. Prince Yadav in place of Ravi Bishnoi to strengthen pace attack

Ravi Bishnoi looked clueless in the ENG vs IND 2nd T20I, leaking 60 runs in his four-over spell. Also, he could not get any wickets in his kitty. His expensive spell and inability to get wickets was a major factor behind India’s defeat.

With India having Varun Chakravarthy and Axar Patel in XI, India should go ahead with pacer Prince Yadav in the upcoming games. Seamers have been more successful than spinners in the ongoing series in England. Prince has played only one T20I game so far, in which he clinched a fabulous three-wicket haul.

1. Suryansh Shedge in place of Tilak Varma to have an expert finisher in side

Tilak Varma is the vice-captain of Indian T20I Team and has been a regular member of the side over the last few years. The left-handed batsman has also hammered match-winning knocks on numerous occasions.

However, he has struggled in the ongoing UK tour and couldn’t make mark in two games in England, scoring 13 and an unbeaten 24 across two matches.

The Shreyas Iyer-led side can replace him with Suryansh Shedge in the playing XI in upcoming games, as the latter is a more effective finisher. Shedge, who is a batting all-rounder, is known for his ability to clear boundaries with ease and aggressive stroke play in the lower-order.

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