India, July 14 -- The Indian management's decision to leave out Kuldeep Yadav for the first ODI against England continues to draw criticism from several corners. Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna and Gurnoor Brar rocked the hosts early, and England were reduced to 80/5 at one stage; however, the lack of a quality spinner in the middle overs allowed England to stage a comeback through Joe Root and Liam Dawson. The Men in Blue gave away the early advantage they secured by dismissing the opening six batters with nothing much on the board.

Axar Patel, who has been on a downward spiral since the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season, once again failed to bowl probing lines and lengths, and he was milked for runs by both Root and Dawson. The s...