After all speculations and controversies, Shreyas Iyer stays back in the team, despite Virat Kohli coming back in the injury snub. India will be facing England in the second ODI at Cuttack's Barabati stadium today, on February 9, as the match starts at 1:30 pm. A large number of fans turned up to watch the match and roared when the captain announced that the sensational Virat Kohli would be playing the second ODI. Earlier in Nagpur, he suffered from a knee swelling and had to be benched. However, he was not the main center of controversy, but Iyer was, especially when he told that he got a last-minute call. THE ROAR FOR VIRAT KOHLI WHEN ROHIT SHARMA ANNOUNCE HE'S PLAYING. 🔥- The Craze of King Kohli..!!!! 🐐pic.twitter.com/WtWskm3D2T — Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) February 9, 2025 However, the last match debutant, Yashavi Jaiswal, has been benched to let the Kohli-Iyer duo. Notably, Iyer had played a stormy 59-run innings, hitting two sixes against England's prime bowler Jofra Archer.Answering all his critics, he has visibly improved his vulnerability against short ball Varun Chakravarthy earns ODI cap Kuldeep Yadav has been sidelined, and Varun Chakravarthy has been named. Thus, he will be playing his debut match in the One Day Internationals. With this, Chakravarthy, 33 years and 164 days, hence became the second oldest Indian to make a debut in ODI cricket after Farookh Engineer (at 36 years and 138 days, vs England in Leeds in 1974). Notably, England has won the toss and has decided to bat earlier. Speaking about the pitch, Rohit said that it has a typical Indian pitch with black soil. Meanwhile, England has also made three changes in their team, with Mark Wood, Gus Atkinson, and Jamie Overton coming into the side. Read also: India vs England 2nd ODI: Cuttack Buzzes for Kohli’s Return All eyes will expectedly be on Ro-Ko hoping they come in form on the eve of the Champions Trophy. Varun will be added guy to have eyes on, as he is reportedly on the radar for CT2025. Today's Playing XI 🙌2️⃣ Changes for #TeamIndia Updates ▶️ https://t.co/NReW1eEiE7#INDvENG | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/5nTl3lsh4r — BCCI (@BCCI) February 9, 2025 Playing XI for 2nd ODI, Cuttack: India: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy England: Ben Duckett, Phil Salt, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Mark Wood