England skipper Jos Buttler decided to bat after winning the toss in the first ODI against India in Nagpur on Thursday. In a huge blow, Indian batter Virat Kohli will not be playing the first game due to an injury. India have handed ODI debuts to Yashasvi Jaiswal and Harshit Rana.
After securing a resounding victory in the T20I series, men in blue are once again ready to take on England in the first ODI match of the three-match series. In the T20Is, India thumped England to win the series 4-1 under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav.
In the ODIs, India will be led by Rohit Sharma. All eyes will be on stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli as both of them have been under enormous pressure following a series of poor innings. This series holds a lot of significance in the lead-up to the Champions Trophy.