Harshit Rana took three wickets on debut, as did Ravindra Jadeja while Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Shami marked their returns with a wicket each. Jos Buttler and Jacob Bethell couldn't go too much far

Though he bowled just around five overs in two T20Is, his match fitness will be tested in ODIs and the question will be, can he bowl a 10 overs long spell?

Virat also has an excellent record against England’s key bowlers for this series, averaging 36 against Adil Rashid in both ODIs (108/3) and T20Is (72/2) whilst the speedsters Mark Wood and Jofra Archer have combined to dismiss him just once for 157 runs conceded in either format.

Team India will miss star batter Virat Kohli due to a sore right knee but pacer Mohammed Shami returns to ODI action for the first time since India's World Cup final against Australia on November 19.

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England batsman Joe Root will make his first ODI appearance since 2023 after being named in the team to face India in the opening match of the series in Nagpur on Thursday. Root, England's leading test run scorer and second on the ODI list,

England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and put India to bowl in the first ODI at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium on Thursday. After an enthralling T20I series ended with a thumping 4-1 for the hosts,

England choose to bat after Jos Buttler wins the toss. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Harshit Rana received their ODI caps, but Virat Kohli missing through knee injury.