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India has drawn all-rounders Sharp Dubey into their squad for the third and final ODI against England after Washington Sundar he was ruled out due to a right hamstring injury.Sundar picked up the injury during the second ODI at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff and will miss Sunday’s decider at Lord’s. The all-rounder will undergo scans and expert evaluation to determine the extent of the injury. Dubey’s inclusion comes ahead of a high-stakes contest with the three-match series tied at 1-1. England bounced back from defeat in Birmingham to level the series in Cardiff, setting up a winner-take-all clash at the Home of Cricket.The hosts will take confidence from Joe Root’s brilliant unbeaten 99 in the second ODI. The former England captain has now registered five consecutive ODI half-centuries and has once again underlined his ability to anchor an innings under pressure.India, meanwhile, will look to Jasprit Bumrah to regain the upper hand against Root after the England striker successfully negotiated his spell in Cardiff.There were encouraging signs for the visitors despite the loss, with Virat Kohli returning to form with a fluent 65. The veteran batsman is now one more 50-plus score away from equaling Kumar Sangakkara’s record for the most 50-plus scores against England in ODI cricket.Rohit Sharma, however, remains under scrutiny after managing just one half-century in eight ODI innings this year, while India will also hope that wicketkeeper KL Rahul is fit to return after missing the second ODI.India are chasing their first ODI win at Lord’s since 2004, with the win securing both the series and a memorable end to the tour.India squad for third ODI: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), KL Rahul (ie), Ishan Kishan (ie), Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Prince Yadav and Harsh Dubey.
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