Nagpur: Spin has been the England cricket team's nemesis in the T20I series against India and it will continue to be their Achilles heel in the three-match ODI series. They are also expected to be subjected to more spin inquisition in the Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan.
Spinners played a big role in India's 4-1 triumph in the T20I series with leg-spinner Varun Chakravarthy tormenting the visitors by claiming 14 wickets in five matches, including a fifer in the third game in Rajkot, incidentally the only match in the series that England won.
England's think tank is aware of their spin troubles and also the fact that all-format coach Brendon McCullum implored his batters to take on aggressively the spinners and go after the turning ball in T20 cricket after the series defeat to India. He will continue to advocate the same tactics to his batters in 50-over cricket considering that they will also face spin attack in the Champions Trophy.
England skipper Jos Buttler said they will continue to bat aggressively as they have been doing in all formats in recent times.
India are also going into the three ODI series without Jasprit Bumrah, who has been rested after the Australia red-ball series in which he bowled exceptionally well. Arshdeep will be India's pace spearhead in the series while the spin attack will be led by Ravindran Jadeja and it has to be seen who will partner him and Chakravarthy.
