Safe to say, the Indian cricket team is warming up for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 in some style! 🇮🇳

The second ODI of the England tour of India 2025 went in favour of Rohit Sharma & Co. by 4️⃣ wickets as they pocketed the series with one game to spare.

आमच्या RO anchored the run chase and set the tone for the win, returning to form AND HOW!

Here’s how a g̷o̷o̷d̷ fantastic day at the office went about in Cuttack…

No mystery behind Varun’s ODI debut!

Following a brilliant run of form in T20Is, it was only a matter of time before Varun Chakaravarthy made his mark in the 50-over format. 🧢

Chakaravarthy gets India up and running

With England cruising at 75/0 by the end of the powerplay, the 33-year-old bagged his maiden ODI wicket to get the better of Phil Salt. 💪

𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 – 𝟴𝟭/𝟭 (𝟭𝟬.𝟱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀)

‘S’ in Shubman stands for STUNNING!

Seriously, WHAT. A. CATCH. Reminiscent of Jaisu’s catch in the previous match, the vice-captain took a brilliant catch to send Harry Brook packing. 🔥

𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 – 𝟭𝟲𝟴/𝟯 (𝟮𝟵.𝟰 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀)

Jaddu 𝕩 3

For the second game running, Ravindra Jadeja registered a three-wicket haul, putting brakes on the flow of runs. 👏 Here’s how his second scalp unfolded:

𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 – 𝟮𝟱𝟴/𝟲 (𝟰𝟱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀)

Visitors cross the 300-run mark

A flurry of run-outs towards the toe end of the innings meant the Englishmen seemingly fell short of their desired total by 15-20 runs. Nonetheless, they did manage to record a daunting total to challenge the Indian batting unit. 

𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 – 𝟯𝟬𝟰/𝟭𝟬 (𝟰𝟵.𝟱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀)

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Form is temporary, CLASS IS PERMANENT!!!

Ladies and gentlemen, this is the 𝐑𝐎𝐇𝐈𝐓 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐀 we all know of, isn’t it?! 💥

A cracking knock of the highest order is something we dearly missed & that’s exactly what our HITMAN treated us with, completing his half-century in just 30 balls, including four fours and maximums apiece.

The conclusion of the powerplay saw Team India comfortably positioned at 77/0. Not to forget Gill’s terrific 60 off 52, which played an instrumental role in a splendid opening stand.

𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 – 𝟭𝟯𝟲/𝟭 (𝟭𝟲.𝟰 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀)

100 reasons to have happy tears tonight!!!

THE. WAIT. IS. FINALLY. OVER. 💯

It’s not just another century, it’s the wishes of 1.4 billion Indians coming true! 💙 119 off 90 balls, simply toying with the opposition bowlers, is how we define a SUPER SUNDAY.

The right-handed batter reached the landmark smashing a magnificent six, making everyone jump in jubilation!

This innings was special in umpteen ways, one that we will not be getting over anytime soon! 🧿

𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 – 𝟮𝟮𝟬/𝟯 (𝟮𝟵.𝟰 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀)

Axar Patel adds the final flourish

While Shreyas Iyer’s 44 off 47 steered his team closer to triumph; Baapu’s unbeaten 41 ensured there were no more hiccups in the path towards victory.

The Rohit Sharma-led side clinched the contest with four wickets in hand, winning their seventh successive ODI series against England in the Indian subcontinent. 🤩

 

Brief scores: England 304/10 (Joe Root 69; Ravindra Jadeja 3/35) lost to India 308/6 (Rohit Sharma 119; Jamie Overton 2/27) by four wickets.