Overview
- England beat India by four wickets at Sophia Gardens on Thursday to level the three-match ODI series 1-1, with Joe Root unbeaten on 99 as the hosts chased 234.
- India were bowled out for 233 after Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson and Saqib Mahmood took key wickets and Shreyas Iyer and Virat Kohli top-scored with half-centuries.
- Virat Kohli scored a fifty in the second ODI and became India’s highest international run-scorer in England, surpassing Rahul Dravid.
- Multiple Indian outlets report the BCCI selection committee has told Rohit Sharma he is not part of long-term ODI plans and that the Lord’s game on July 19 could be his last while the board has made no formal public announcement.
- Reports cite Rohit’s recent low returns, selectors’ desire to give extended chances to younger players such as Yashasvi Jaiswal, and the series decider at Lord’s on July 19 as a defining moment for India’s 2027 World Cup planning.