England vs India, 2018: 5 milestone that India could achieve in the ODI series

Going 2-1 up in the series, India accomplished their first ever T20I series win on the English soil when they vanquished England with a seven-wicket win in the third T20I match at Bristol. This happens to be India's sixth trophy in a row in T20I cricket. Thus, with a T20I series win over England, India has marked new heights in the books of T20I cricket.

Having baffled England in the T20I series, the next assignment for the Indian team is a three-match ODI series against England which kick-starts on 12 July from Trent Bridge in Nottingham.

Thus, before we head into the ODI series, let us have a look at five milestones that are expected to be achieved by the Indian team in the upcoming ODI series against England.

India's ODI squad for series against England: Virat Kohli(C), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, MS Dhoni (WK), Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Hardik Pandya, Siddarth Kaul, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suresh Raina, Umesh Yadav, and Axar Patel.

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#5 Yuzvendra Chahal nearing 50 ODI wickets

This right-arm leg break has never been short of talent. With an unerring line and length and skiddy bowling action, Chahal has proved to be successful in the limited formats of the game. He never shies away from flighting the ball and often uses it as a weapon to lure the batsman.

The leggie from Haryana had a mixed T20I series against England. Although he was economical throughout the series as he managed to keep the batsmen at the helm, he failed to grab wickets. Thus, Chahal would be looking forward to the series with a lot to rectify and get back to the game.

Chahal is on the brink of a milestone in ODI cricket. He is just seven wickets behind the mark of 50-ODI wickets. Scalping these seven wickets in the upcoming series against England, he will become the second fastest Indian bowler and fastest Indian leg-spinner to take 50 ODI wickets.

#4 Virat Kohli chasing 10,000-run mark in ODIs

The charismatic Indian skipper, Virat Kohli, is never far away from milestones. Having created history by defeating England in the T20I series, the Indian captain now moves to the ODI setup to dominate England.

Recently, in the T20I series against England, Virat became the fastest player in the history of T20I cricket to reach 2000 runs. And now, he is close to a yet another milestone but this time around in the ODIs.

Kohli needs 412 runs more to become the newest member of the 10,000-run club in ODIs. Although scoring 412 runs in three matches proves to be a tough ask, considering Virat's reputation we cannot take it out of the equation. Amassing these runs, Kohli will become the fastest ever player in the history of ODI cricket to surpass 10,000 runs.

#3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar closing onto 100 ODI wickets

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is undoubtedly one of the best death bowlers in the world at the moment. With an ability to swing the white cherry in both the directions, Kumar has become a bugbear for batsmen the world over. Kumar has built up with the pace as well.

Although Kumar didn't have best of the outings against England, he promises to strike back hard in the upcoming ODI series against England. With Bumrah out of the contention, the onus will be on Bhuvneshwar Kumar to lead the pace attack and reap good results for the Indian team.

Bhuvi is approaching a noteworthy milestone in ODI cricket. He is just ten wickets shy from the golden mark of 100 ODI wickets. With ten wickets up his sleeve, Kumar will become the 19th Indian to take 100 or more wickets in ODI cricket.

#2 Suresh Raina catching up on 8000 international runs

Suresh Raina has made a fitting comeback to the Indian team. Having evolved as a batsman, Raina promises to become a solution to India's No.4 problems in ODI cricket. Thus, a good ODI series against England will keep Raina in the business for the 2019 World Cup.

Raina didn't get many opportunities to flaunt his skills in the T20I series against England. He notched 27 runs in the only break that he got in the T20I series.

With an ODI series against England up next, Raina is approaching a yet another milestone in international cricket. He is just 60 runs short of scoring 8,000 runs in international cricket. Scoring these runs, Raina will become the 15th Indian to score 8,000 or more runs in international cricket.

#1 MS Dhoni on the verge the 10,000 mark in ODIs

Is there anything that MS Dhoni is yet to achieve? What a cricketer he has been for the Indian team. Having completed 37 years recently, MS Dhoni seems to get better with age. The older he gets, the better he becomes.

Dhoni had a decent T20I series against England. He made most of the only chance that he got in the series. He scored a pivotal knock of 32 in the second T20I that helped India post a respectable total on the board. And behind the stumps, he was solely exceptional.

Heading into the ODI series, MS Dhoni approaches a golden milestone in ODI cricket. Dhoni is just 33 runs minus the shimmering feat of 10,000 ODI runs. Amassing these runs, Dhoni will become the only 12th player overall and 4th Indian in the history of cricket to go past 10,000 ODI runs. Besides, MS will become the only player in the world to achieve this feat with an average of 50 plus.