England opt to bat against India; Bumrah misses 3rd ODI with left knee injury

England skipper Harry Brook won the toss and elected to bat against India in the series-deciding third ODI here on Sunday.
England opt to bat against India; Bumrah misses 3rd ODI with left knee injury
England opt to bat against India; Bumrah misses 3rd ODI with left knee injury
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London | England skipper Harry Brook won the toss and elected to bat against India in the series-deciding third ODI here on Sunday.

The series scoreline is currently tied at 1-1. However, India will miss ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah with a knee injury.

"Jasprit Bumrah had an impact injury on his left knee while fielding in the second ODI in Cardiff. He was not available for selection for the third ODI due to reactive swelling in his left knee," the BCCI said in a statement.

India also brought back KL Rahul, Arshdeep Singh and pacer Prince Yadav.

Teams: India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel, Gurnoor Brar, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna.

England: Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue.

India, England players wear black armbands in third ODI as tribute to Sir Garfield Sobers

India and England players on Sunday wore black armbands at Lord's in the memory of the legendary West Indies cricketer Sir Garfield Sobers, who died at the age of 89.

A former West Indies captain and one of the greatest cricketers ever, Sobers breathed his last on Friday, 11 days shy of his 90th birthday.

"#TeamIndia is wearing black armbands to pay tribute to West Indies legend Sir Garfield Sobers following his passing on Friday," the Indian team management said in a post.

A minute's silence was observed at the 'home of cricket' before the start of the series- deciding third ODI between India and England here, with the crowd and players standing in unison to honour the memory of Sobers.

Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh rang the bell to mark the start of play.

India, England players wear black armbands in third ODI as tribute to Sir Garfield Sobers
India, England players wear black armbands in third ODI as tribute to Sir Garfield Sobers
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