England vs India 3rd Test: How to pick Fantasy XI?
After losing the 2nd Test match by an innings and 159 runs against England at Lord's, the Indian team will be raring to give it all in the third game at Nottingham starting from Saturday. Virat Kohli's team will be eager to overcome their batting woes. On the other hand, England will eyeing the series. Here we guide the fans playing Dream XI.
Kohli, Anderson get leadership nods
Kohli is India's leading scorer in the Test series so far and gets the vice-captaincy nod for this Fantasy XI side. He will need to bat long, once again, to get his side into a position of strength. James Anderson gets the nod as the skipper. He has been fantastic with the ball and picked 9 wickets at Lord's to decimate Indian batting.
Bairstow, Root lead batting charge
England's in-form duo of Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root are the crux of this side. Bairstow played a two commendable innings at both Edgbaston and Lord's. Root will be eager to get a big hundred. Cheteshwar Pujara showed the grit in hanging out in the middle at Lord's and could have a say this time. Opener Keaton Jennings gets a place as well.
Woakes, Ashwin are the all-rounders
Lord's hero Chris Woakes was the chief architect of England's win and he fits in as the prime all-rounder. Once again, Woakes will be looking to make the chance count. India's Ravichandran Ashwin is there as the 2nd all-rounder. He has fared well so far.
The bowlers for the Dream XI - England vs India
Stuart Broad leads the bowling show besides strike partner Anderson. The senior bowler was stupendous at Lord's and did a tremendous job in a ferocious spell. Lending support are the Indian duo of Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami. Both these bowlers have put in the hard work and need to be a bit more consistent to find more success.
