NEW DELHI: England captain Jos Buttler gained the toss and opted to bat in opposition to India within the first ODI of the three-match sequence on the Vidarbha Cricket Affiliation Stadium in Nagpur on Thursday.
India shall be with out star batter Virat Kohli, who’s sidelined as a consequence of a “sore proper knee,” however pacer Mohammed Shami makes his return to ODI cricket for the primary time since India’s World Cup remaining in opposition to Australia on November 19.
Shami, India’s main wicket-taker within the World Cup with 24 scalps, not too long ago made his worldwide comeback within the T20I sequence in opposition to England, which India gained 4-1.
India additionally handed ODI debuts to younger opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and seamer Harshit Rana.
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma introduced the ODI cap to Yashasvi, whereas senior pacer Shami did the honours for Rana.
Yashasvi has already performed 19 Checks and 23 T20Is for India, whereas Rana has featured in two Checks and one T20I.
“We needed to bowl first, nevertheless it does not matter so much. Should be aggressive with the ball initially after which must do effectively later. Good to get a while off, it is a recent begin and it is a nice probability to do effectively. It is essential to get some gametime, attempt to maximize no matter alternative we now have. Jaiswal and Harshit are making their debuts, sadly Virat is not taking part in, he had a knee downside final evening,” Rohit mentioned throughout the toss.
That is India’s first ODI since August 2024, after they suffered a 0-2 defeat in a three-match sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka.
