The three-match series that gets underway in Nagpur on Thursday will be the final ODIs for India as well as England ahead of the Champions Trophy, meaning both teams will be looking to finalise their ideal playing XI and fine-tune their strategies for the mega event over the course of the next one week.

Joe Root is back in England's ODI team for the first time since the 2023 Cricket World Cup. The 34-year-old Root will bat at No. 3 in the first match of the one-day international series against India in Nagpur on Thursday.

Ahead of the three-match ODI series against England, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) revealed India's new ODI jersey on Wednesday. The BCCI took to their official media handle, X and posted the pictures of the cricketers wearing the new 50-over format jersey.

The England Cricket Board (ECB) on Wednesday announced their playing eleven for the upcoming first ODI match of the series against India at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. The first match of the ODI series between the Men in Blue and the Three Lions will be played on Thursday at 1:30 PM.

England have announced their playing XI for the first ODI against India which is scheduled to be played on February 6 in Nagpur