India vs England LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: IND prepare for life sans Bumrah in final dress rehearsal before Champions Trophy

India vs England LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Jasprit Bumrah is a blessing for Indian cricket. That blessing, however, comes with the curse of injuries. West Indies legend Michael Holding had told Bumrah himself on a tour of England about his concerns over how long his body will hold up due to that now-iconic run-up and bowling action of his. It was a back injury that kept Bumrah out of the 2022 T20 World Cup.

He returned better than ever, setting matches on fire across format and powering India to a T20 World Cup title and now, he is out of the Champions Trophy with a back injury yet again.

India vs England LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Bazball is all about fun and the joy of playing cricket. Regardless of the result. Lost the match? Doesn’t matter, we had fun doing it. Or at least that’s what it seems judging by how England are going about their ODI cricket under Brendon McCullum. Kevin Pietersen said that the England batter (except for Joe Root; because he is, well, Joe Root) don’t seem to care to score more than about 60-70 runs in an innings.

What Ben Duckett said about the team’s approach doesn’t do much to brush away KP’s concern. “Baz will never have a go at me for trying to hit a left-arm spinner for six over midwicket with a shot I play time and time again. As long as we are sticking to the options we practice, sticking to our strengths, there will be no complaints inside that dressing room.” Doesn’t really sound like an environment that cares for concepts like responsibility and accountability.

India vs England LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: India were cruising to victory at 221/3 in the 34th over chasing a target of 250 in the first ODI. They did cruise to victory in the end but by then, the margin of victory suddenly reduced to four wickets. That’s because they lost three wickets in four overs to go to a score of 235/6. In the second ODI, Rohit’s whirlwind ton and his 136-run opening stand with Shubman Gill set India up for a big win despite chasing 305. Then came another late collapse and India’s margin of victory was once again four wickets. It had led to Ravi Shastri on air questioning the positions of some of the middle order batters and the wisdom of leaving Rishabh Pant on the bench.

IND vs ENG LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Hello and welcome to another day of cricket! It’s a sombre one, if you ask me, considering the news BCCI dropped last night about Jasprit Bumrah. But life must move on. That’s the motto Team India would be eager to inculcate when they take on England in the final ODI of the series. It may be a dead rubber, with India having already won the series, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead, but there’s nothing quite like heading into a big-match tournament on the back of a 3-0 sweep. With Bumrah officially gone, Team India is preparing for a life without him, and their final dress rehearsal before the Champions Trophy today in Ahmedabad promises to answer a few lingering questions.