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India and England are all set to lock horns against each other in the first ODI of their three-match series on Thursday, 6 February. The match will take place at Nagpur’s Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium. England skipper Jos Buttler has won the toss and elected to bat first against the Rohit Sharma-led Indian team.
**LIVE Score: India vs England 1st ODI at Nagpur**Yashasvi Jaiswal and Harshit Rana have been handed their maiden ODI caps ahead of the crucial encounter. Gambhir presented the cap to Jaiswal, while Mohammed Shami did the honours for Rana. Virat Kohli has been ruled out of the game due to a problem in his right knee.
“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,” Buttler said at the toss.
Rohit explains why Kohli is missing IND vs ENG 1st ODI
India captain Rohit in his conversation with broadcaster Ravi Shastri at the toss explained that Virat Kohli is sitting out due to a “knee problem”.
“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,” Rohit said.
These are the last ODI matches for both teams before the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 kicks off in Pakistan and the UAE.
India vs England 1st ODI: Playing XIs
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami
England: Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (wk), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood
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