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Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to bat in the first ODI between India and England which is taking place at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Maharashtra. The most shocking news is coming from India's dressing room as former skipper Virat Kohli missed his spot from the playing XI citing knee injury. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Harshit Rana got their debut caps.
Rohit Sharma at Toss- We wanted to bowl first, but it doesn't matter a lot. Need to be aggressive with the ball at the start and then need to do well later. Nice to get some time off, it's a fresh start and this is a great chance to do well. It's very important to get some gametime, try and maximize whatever opportunity we have. Jaiswal and Harshit are making their debuts, unfortunately, Virat isn't playing, he had a knee problem last night.
Jos Buttler at Toss - We will bat first today. Nice thing going in the dressing room, looking forward to these ODis and we're happy to welcome back Joe Root. The morale has been good, everyone's good and the Baz has looked after us well. We're playing against a top-side in their conditions, a tough test going ahead into the Champions Trophy. We're playing 3 pacers and an extra spin-bowling all-rounder.
England will play ODI in Nagpur after 1985
India and England's last outing in Nagpur came in 1985 where the Men in Blue defeated visitors. Team India will look to continue this momentum. While just before the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, it would also like to prepare its winning playing XI.
India vs England ODI head-to-head
India and England have played 107 ODIs where India holds the edge, winning 58 matches, and England managed to win 44 matches. Three matches ended without a result, and two matches were tied. . After winning the T20 series against England, now the Rohit Sharma-led Team India will look to win the ODI series as this will be the last assignment before Champions Trophy 2025. After finishing the ODI series, India will travel to Dubai for the mega event.
India vs England playing XIs
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami
England (Playing XI): Ben Duckett, Philip Salt(w), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(c), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood
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