IND vs ENG: All eyes will be on these 3 players in the second T20I, one is in danger of being ruled out

IND vs ENG: After winning the T20 World Cup 2026 title, the Indian team is yet to taste victory. India have lost the two-match T20 series against Ireland. After this, in the first T20I against England, the team scored 189 runs for the loss of 7 wickets, but the match could not be completed due to rain. Now all eyes will be on the performance of Sanju Samson, Tilak Verma and Axar Patel in the second T20 match to be played on July 4. The place of one of these players in the team also seems to be in jeopardy.

Sanju Samson

Sanju Samson has played a key role in India's title win at the T20 World Cup 2026, but has not been seen in rhythm since. In the first match against Ireland, he scored 4 runs off 5 balls. In the second match, he could not even open an account. Also, in the first T20I against England, he faced 7 balls, but could only score 1 run. In such a situation, a big innings will be expected from him in the second match to be played in Manchester, as Vaibhav Suryavanshi is waiting for a chance in the team.

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Tilak Varma

Tilak Verma has been made the vice-captain of the Indian T20 team, but he has not been able to perform as per his responsibilities in recent matches. While batting in the middle order, he has been seen slowing down the run pace instead of increasing it. In the first match against Ireland, he scored 19 off 21 balls. In the second match, he scored 55 runs off 46 balls. After this, in the first T20I against England, he scored 13 runs off 13 balls. At that time, India scored 88 runs in 8.2 overs. If Tilak does not change his batting style, there may be more problems for him

Akshar Patel

Akshar Patel's name is also on the list. The kind of contribution that is expected from him in the lower order has not been seen so far. Despite being one of the most experienced players in the current Indian T20 team, he has not been able to bat as expected in overseas conditions. In the last match, the team management sent Harshit Rana to bat before Axar Patel. He also dropped the last ball of the innings as a wide, when the ball was inside the boundary line. After his performance, questions have also started to be raised about his place.