Ahead of the second ODI against England in Cuttack on February 9, Sunday, a few members of the Indian cricket team visited the Jagannath Temple in Puri. The likes of Varun Chakravarthy, Washington Sundar and Axar Patel were spotted at the holy place, with plenty of security personnel surrounding them as a video of the same surfaced on social media.
Team India coasted to a four-wicket win over England in the first ODI at the Vidarbha Cricket Association in Nagpur on February 6, Thursday. While Washington and Varun didn't play in the opening game, Axar played a critical role in the home side's win. The spin-bowling all-rounder picked up the crucial scalp of Jos Buttler and scored a match-winning half-century.
"We wanted to quickly regroup and understand what is to be done" - Rohit Sharma
Meanwhile, at the post-match presentation, Team India skipper Rohit Sharma massively credited the bowlers for pulling it back after the England openers were blazing away. He stated:
"Pretty happy because we knew we were coming after a long time to this format. We wanted to quickly regroup and understand what is to be done. Didn't start off well with their openers putting pressure on us, but the way we came back was superb. This is a slightly longer format where you have time to come back. When things start to go away from you, it doesn't mean it will keep going away. Credit to the bowlers, everyone chipped in. It was important for us to keep us going, we took wickets at crucial time, the energy on the field was brilliant as well."
With the Champions Trophy 2025 looming. the Men in Blue will be keen to sew the series on Sunday.
