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Team India's batting coach Sitanshu Kotak, while talking about captain Rohit Sharma's form, said, "I personally don't think there's any problem." "The last three one-dayers Rohit has played, he has scored 58, 64 and 35. The guy has got 31 one-day hundreds," he added. Kotak stated that he is "not concerned" as Rohit has "always been scoring runs" in ODIs.

India will face England in the second ODI at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Sunday. India have played 17 ODIs at the stadium so far. Out of the 17 matches, India have won 13, while they have lost four. India have won seven straight full ODIs at the stadium. India's highest ODI total in Cuttack is 381/6, recorded in 2017.

Spinner Varun Chakaravarthy has become the third Indian to make his ODI debut in 2025. The 33-year-old was presented his maiden ODI cap by all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja ahead of the second ODI against England in Cuttack. Chakaravarthy is the third Indian cricketer after Yashasvi Jaiswal and Harshit Rana to make ODI debut in 2025.

Team India captain Rohit Sharma got angry at fast bowler Harshit Rana after the latter gave away four overthrow runs by throwing the ball in aggression during the second ODI against England in Cuttack. "Where is your brain?" Rohit screamed at Harshit. The incident happened in the 32nd over of England's innings.

Ravindra Jadeja completed the 24th over of England's innings in the second ODI in Cuttack in just 73 seconds. The 36-year-old didn't concede a single run in the over against Harry Brook, registering the first maiden over of the innings. Jadeja went on to register bowling figures of 10-1-35-3 in the innings.

Ex-English cricketer Kevin Pietersen shared how India skipper Rohit Sharma is commanding respect from the crowd amid the ongoing series with England despite his poor form. He said, "When [he] stepped onto...field, cameras captured...England dressing room. The moment crowd erupted, entire England team turned their gaze towards him. That's presence, that's aura, something he has built over time."

The India-England ODI at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack was halted due to floodlight failure for more than 30 minutes. India were 48/0 in 6.1 overs when one of the floodlights went off. The players walked off field and waited for the issue to be rectified before play resumed. Earlier in the day, India dismissed England for 304 in 49.5 overs.

Team India captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday smashed his second-fastest hundred in ODI cricket. The 37-year-old took 76 balls to reach the three-figure mark in the second ODI against England in Cuttack. Rohit had hit his fastest ODI hundred off 63 balls against Afghanistan in Delhi during a World Cup match in October 2023.

Team India captain Rohit Sharma hit a six in international cricket after more than three months. He had gone 10 international innings without a six. Rohit went on to slam seven sixes in the second ODI in Cuttack. He hit 12 fours and seven sixes in his knock of 119 runs off 90 balls.

Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen criticised the batting performance of the Jos Buttler-led team in the second ODI against India on Sunday. He said there's a lack of hunger and desire among the batters to get 130, 140. "It...seems to me like they're just lacking that bit of something that says, 'Hey, man, come on...Let's get that 100'," said Pietersen.

During India's innings in the second ODI against England in Cuttack, Team India captain Rohit Sharma asked the DJ in anger to stop playing music. Rohit was talking to someone on the field while batting when he got visibly frustrated and signalled the DJ to stop playing music. Rohit scored 119(90) in the match as India won by four wickets.

Actor Amitabh Bachchan took to his blog to praise Team India captain Rohit Sharma for scoring a hundred against England in the second ODI in Cuttack. "The best way to silence criticism is to perform beyond expectation...and Rohit did just that," he wrote. Rohit scored 119 runs off 90 deliveries, including seven sixes and 12 fours.

Team India captain Rohit Sharma raised Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s hand after clinching the three-match series against England in Cuttack. A video of the same has gone viral on social media. Rohit was meeting Majhi after the presentation ceremony. India defeated England by 4 wickets.

With India’s win in the Cuttack ODI, England lost their seventh straight ODI series in India. England have played a total of 11 series on Indian soil. Prior to seven straight series defeats, England had drawn two straight series against India in 1993 and 2002. England’s only series win in India came in 1984.

Speaking about ex-India captain Virat Kohli's future, Sri Lanka's 1996 World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga said, "Why always have the spotlight on him? It's quite unnecessary, I feel." He added, "For a player like Kohli, who has scored so many runs, I feel it's best if that is left to him." Ranatunga stated the decision is entirely up to Kohli.

Veteran West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle congratulated India captain Rohit Sharma after the latter overtook him to become the batter with the second-most sixes in ODIs. "Sport always needs a new entertainer, and Rohit has been entertaining all these years, just as I have done alongside him," Gayle said. "Rohit is the new king in town now," the 45-year-old added.

A video has gone viral on social media showing former Team India captain Virat Kohli ignoring security and hugging a woman at Bhubaneswar airport. Several social media users speculated that the woman is Kohli's close relative, while others termed her a "lucky" fan. Team India were travelling from Odisha to Gujarat following their second ODI against England.

Shubman Gill on Wednesday became the first Indian and overall the fifth batter to smash international centuries in all three formats at a ground. Gill achieved the feat at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The other four cricketers to have achieved the feat are Quinton De Kock (Centurion), Babar Azam (Karachi), David Warner (Adelaide) and Faf du Plessis (Johannesburg).

After Virat Kohli, who scored 52(55) in India's third ODI against England, was dismissed by Adil Rashid for the second straight time, ex-England batter Kevin Pietersen said, "Kohli will be kicking himself." He added, "Kohli shouldn't be getting out to that ball...He's a much better player than that." Kohli was dismissed after an outside edge carried to wicketkeeper Phil Salt.