NAGPUR, India — 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. It will be his 172nd ODI appearance for England.

Joe Root will play his first one-day international since the 2023 World Cup in the opening match of England's series against India on Thursday in Nagpur.

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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,

The T20I assignment is done and dusted and had a relevance in itself but the upcoming ODI series can't be looked at in isolation, with an ICC event breathing down its neck. Hence, both India and England would be looking to fine-tune their preparations in these three matches,

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.

Form and fitness of seasoned stars is under the scanner as India enter the final phase of their Champions Trophy preparations with the three-match ODI series against England

India completed an emphatic 4-1 T20 series victory over England on Sunday and the first of three ODIs between the teams starts in Nagpur at 8am on Thursday. England captain Jos Buttler must rouse

India vs England 2025, 1st ODI- India's strongest predicted playing 11 against England (Source - BCCI) Hosts India (IND) and England (ENG) will lock horns in the first ODI of the three-match , starting on Wednesday,