Preview: India (IND), who won the T20I series 4-1, wants to keep up their winning streak in the ODI series. The first ODI between them and England (ENG) is scheduled on February 6 at Nagpur’s Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium. Both sides need to win the series in order to get ready for the Champions Trophy 2025, which is less than two weeks away.
Adil Rashid, England’s lone specialist spinner, backfired since the bowler had no support from the other end. They have requested Rehan Ahmed to remain with the team in order to limit the damage in the 50-over format. The absence of England’s wicketkeeper batsman Jamie Smith and India’s Jasprit Bumrah would be another worry for the teams.
England tour of India, 2025, 1st ODI Match, IND vs ENG
Venue: VCA Stadium, Nagpur
Date & Time: Thursday, February 06, 01:30 PM
Pitch Report: The Vidarbha Cricket Association in Nagpur is a pure batting ground, and the hitters enjoy batting here. The square boundaries are large, which could help spinners mislead batsmen with their pace.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
India (IND): Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy.
England (ENG): Phil Salt(wk), Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c), Liam Livingstone, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
