India prepares for Champions Trophy in home ODI series against England
- India's first home ODI since World Cup after 14-month gap
- Three-match series against England adds extra weight due to scarcity of build-up matches for Champions Trophy
- Series starts in Nagpur, not in Motera where India lost World Cup trophy to Australia
- Average first-innings score in Nagpur is 246, but big-hitting has evolved rapidly
- India has won last three matches at the venue, two of them chasing
- Day-time temperatures around 32 degrees, dew likely to kick in
- Familiar faces like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, and Rishabh Pant in the squad
- Varun Chakaravarthy and Yashasvi Jaiswal added to the ODI squad
- Mohammed Shami expected to don ODI colors for the first time since World Cup
- Hardik Pandya returns to ODI fold after the World Cup
- Ravindra Jadeja or Axar Patel to partner with Washington Sundar, Shreyas Iyer, or Rishabh Pant at the top
Probable XI: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Virat Kohli, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel / Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav
England
- Joe Root's addition a massive boost for England
- Root's spin to counter India's spin-friendly conditions
- Pace-heavy line-up with Jofra Archer and Mark Wood
- Harry Brook looking to prove a point after averaging 28 in six ODIs in India
- No Varun Chakaravarthy's mystery spin to contend with in Nagpur
Probable XI: Phil Salt (wk), Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c), Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood
-Indian vice-captain Shubman Gill on the team selection: "It won't be justice to the existing players if they are removed just because others are performing in the domestic circuit. If you do that, it won't be possible to build a consistent team."