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When the Indian team will enter the Lord’s ground on Sunday for the decisive third ODI against England, the eyes of the entire cricket world will be on ‘Hitman’ Rohit Sharma. Amid speculations of retirement, BCCI has clearly said that this will not be the last international match of Rohit’s career but the former India captain, who failed in the first two matches, would definitely like to prove himself.

Rohit, who plays excellent pool shots on the front foot and plays spinners all around the field, has not been in that rhythm in this series, which has given rise to speculations that the 39-year-old veteran will not be able to play the ODI World Cup to be held in South Africa next year. In the last match, Rohit played 9 dot balls on the difficult pitch of Cardiff and then he was out.

Will Rohit’s new avatar be seen?

The batting friendly pitch at Lord’s, known as the Mecca of cricket, might help them find their rhythm. As captain, Rohit has always played risky shots in the powerplay while leading from the front. His fans want to see the same Rohit on Sunday. In the first ten overs, he will have to face the stormy balls of Joffra Archer. Captain Shubman Gill would also like to play a big innings. He was out easily at Sophia Gardens.

Will Team India take revenge for the previous defeat?

Virat Kohli’s excellent form continues. He was on his way to his second ODI century in Cardiff but was dismissed by Archer, after which India’s middle order collapsed and the team had to face defeat. Now the Indian team will learn a lesson from him. Ishan Kishan, who came in place of KL Rahul, lost his wicket on a short ball. The weakness of Indian batsmen against bouncing balls is well known.

Shreyas Iyer played a good innings in Cardiff and faced the spinners well along with Adil Rashid. Kuldeep Yadav can be fielded in bowling, because Washington Sundar is injured. In the absence of Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel has done the job of spin all-rounder well. Indian bowlers will have to control the bat of Joe Root who is scoring runs like Kohli. Apart from Root, other batsmen of England have not done anything special.