Can you blame the Indian think-tank for including Varun Chakravarthy in their ODI squad after his splendid show against England in the T20Is? He was unplayable for most English batters, including captain Jos Butter and finished the series with 14 wickets,

The highly anticipated India vs England 1st ODI match, set for February 6 at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur, promises a thrilling clash with both teams eager to assert dominance ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

India will face England in a three-match ODI series starting Thursday at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium. The second and third matches will be held in Cuttack and Ahmedabad. India's squad for the series remains largely unchanged,

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.

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.

Where to watch live telecast of India vs England 1st ODI cricket match on television? On television, the live telecast of 1st ODI cricket match between India vs England will be available on Star Sports network.

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.

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,