India vs England 1st ODI LIVE SCORE: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli return as India’s Champions Trophy preparation begins

India vs England 1st ODI LIVE SCORE: Senior players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will return to the India fold after a month-long break when the Men in Blue take on England in the first of three ODIs against England in Nagpur on Thursday. The ODI series against England will serve as a preparation for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025. 

Comeback man Mohammed Shami will lead the Indian pace attack in the absence of the Jasprit Bumrah, who has been rested due to a back injury. His scan reports are yet to come. Meanwhile, India have also added Varun Chakaravarthy in their ODI squad after the Tamil Nadu spinner’s heroics in the T20Is. 

On the other hand, Joe Root is the only inclusion in the England side for the ODI series while wicketkeeper Jamie Smith likely to miss out.

India vs England 1st ODI predicted playing XIs

India: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul/Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar/Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh

England: Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (WK), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (C), Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overston, Brydon Carse,Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.