England captain Harry Brook won the toss and opted to bat first in the first ODI of the series against India at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on July 14. India captain Harry Brook went into the series opener with three frontline pacers, one pace-bowling all-rounder, two spin-bowling all-rounders.
Ishan Kishan, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh and Prince Yadav did not find a place.
“We have got Virat Bhai, Rohit Bhai, KL and Boom back to the squad. So the experience is going to be massive for us,” Gill said at the coin toss.
India’s Playing XI -
Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Gurnoor Brar, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna
England’s Playing XI -
Jacob Bethell, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jofra Archer, Liam Dawson, Josh Tongue, Adil Rashid.
Dube returns
Shivam Dube has made a comeback to the ODIs after nearly 2 years. Dube was named Nitish Kumar Reddy's replacement. Reddy was named in the squad as Hardik Pandya's replacement. Dube's previous ODI appearance was against Sri Lanka in August 2024. The 33-year-old has been picked for his ability to contribute with the ball. He has played four ODIs and bowled 17.5 overs so far. He has only one wicket in the format.
Brar over Arshdeep
Gurnoor Brar has been rewarded for his impressive performances in the debut ODI series against Afghanistan. He picked up seven wickets from three games. Then, he claimed 10 wickets against Sri Lanka A in red-ball game. Brar will make his away ODI debut. With Brar and Prasidh Krishna in the side, Arshdeep has been benched.
India vs England ODIs head-to-head
India have an upper hand over England in ODIs. The two teams have played 110 ODIs against each other with two resulting in ties and three yielding no result. India have won 61 ODIs against England and lost 44. India have won the last three ODI series against England.