India (251/6) defeat England (248) by 4 wickets to go 1-0 up in the 3-match ODI series

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India and England are entering the final stages of their preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 as they face off in a three-match ODI series, beginning on February 6 (Thursday).

While Jos Buttler's team is still recovering from a 4-1 loss to India in the T20I segment of the tour, the Indian side will see significant changes with the return of key players such as captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and KL Rahul for the 50-over format.

India ODI squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy.

England ODI squad: Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Philip Salt, Jamie Smith, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.

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England are not exactly a very settled team either. They have been having a really bad time in ODIs in the last few years.
Yeah but Indian washed up superstars are not in any position to outstretch them.Gill or someone else have to score big.Bowlers have to save the batsmen again .eng have to take rohit and kohli wickets quickly .Thereafter KL will drag the match towards eng like wc finals. Iyer can't play bounce.
 
Jos Buttler, while addressing the press conference ahead of the first ODI against India:

"Root is one of the great players of the game, so in all the formats here he's obviously been a vital part of ODI cricket for England for a long time."

"He's got loads of experience in ODI cricket, which would be great for some of the guys who haven't played as much in our group. He's been a vital player for England in all formats, and we feel like he's got a crucial role for us to play in these games."

"As preparation goes for any tournament, I think taking on India in India is always going to be a great challenge and as good a preparation as you can have."

"The conditions here in India may be similar (to those in Pakistan). Each ground that we play at always has their own nuances and a little bit of difference. We're always trying to adapt to that."

"We want to find ways to put pressure on the opposition with the bat. You've got to take wickets, I think, and it's crucial you see how, if you let guys back for a period of time, they can go on to hurt you."

"So, we'll be desperate to try and find ways of taking wickets."

"It's always about execution, really. Whether you want to be aggressive, you want to be conservative, you want to be measured, you've still got to go out there and execute it and play it well."

"If I look back at that World Cup (2023), the two teams in the final were playing a really positive and aggressive round of cricket, you think of the way Travis Head took that final on with the bats, so you see it can be successful."

"Obviously, Rohit takes a lot of credit for the way he's come out and played himself as a captain and pushed India more towards that style of cricket, so absolutely, we want to be exactly the same."
 
Yeah but Indian washed up superstars are not in any position to outstretch them.Gill or someone else have to score big.Bowlers have to save the batsmen again .eng have to take rohit and kohli wickets quickly .Thereafter KL will drag the match towards eng like wc finals. Iyer can't play bounce.
Why is Iyer even in the squad? I thought he had fallen out of favor with the selectors. He is a major liability in the middle-order if the pitch isn't flat
 
Jos Buttler, while addressing the press conference ahead of the first ODI against India:

"Root is one of the great players of the game, so in all the formats here he's obviously been a vital part of ODI cricket for England for a long time."

"He's got loads of experience in ODI cricket, which would be great for some of the guys who haven't played as much in our group. He's been a vital player for England in all formats, and we feel like he's got a crucial role for us to play in these games."

"As preparation goes for any tournament, I think taking on India in India is always going to be a great challenge and as good a preparation as you can have."

"The conditions here in India may be similar (to those in Pakistan). Each ground that we play at always has their own nuances and a little bit of difference. We're always trying to adapt to that."

"We want to find ways to put pressure on the opposition with the bat. You've got to take wickets, I think, and it's crucial you see how, if you let guys back for a period of time, they can go on to hurt you."

"So, we'll be desperate to try and find ways of taking wickets."

"It's always about execution, really. Whether you want to be aggressive, you want to be conservative, you want to be measured, you've still got to go out there and execute it and play it well."

"If I look back at that World Cup (2023), the two teams in the final were playing a really positive and aggressive round of cricket, you think of the way Travis Head took that final on with the bats, so you see it can be successful."

"Obviously, Rohit takes a lot of credit for the way he's come out and played himself as a captain and pushed India more towards that style of cricket, so absolutely, we want to be exactly the same."
Root provides some much needed stability to the England batting. With the rest of them you are never quite sure how long they will last.
 
Why is Iyer even in the squad? I thought he had fallen out of favor with the selectors. He is a major liability in the middle-order if the pitch isn't flat
Well, the pitches are likely to be flat

And he is a top player of spin
 
Well, the pitches are likely to be flat

And he is a top player of spin
I doubt that the pitches in UAE will be as flat as they were in the 2023 World Cup.

His weakness against the short-pitched bowling stands out like a sore thumb. Every team will exploit it. India have alot of talented players. I don't see the need to persist with him.
 
Why is Iyer even in the squad? I thought he had fallen out of favor with the selectors. He is a major liability in the middle-order if the pitch isn't flat
Iyer will be protected by rohit for mumbai quota. As next wc is in sa there is no need to pick him.Sub continental selectors are reactive than proactive.once rohit is done after ct , there will be severe competition for evey spot like t20s . iyer , kl will be pushed out for sure.Jurel, parag, nitish, pant, samson will be vying for 2 spots.
 
I doubt that the pitches in UAE will be as flat as they were in the 2023 World Cup.

His weakness against the short-pitched bowling stands out like a sore thumb. Every team will exploit it. India have alot of talented players. I don't see the need to persist with him.
Even in wc finals , iyer was expecting a bouncer and got out smarted by cummins for first ball duck.any decent fast bowler can handle him.
 
Iyer will be protected by rohit for mumbai quota. As next wc is in sa there is no need to pick him.Sub continental selectors are reactive than proactive.once rohit is done after ct , there will be severe competition for evey spot like t20s . iyer , kl will be pushed out for sure.Jurel, parag, nitish, pant, samson will be vying for 2 spots.
Samson is another one who seems to struggle against the short ball. Not sure if he is someone I would back over Pant, or even Rahul - who has good numbers in ODI.
 
ENGLAND 11 FOR THE FIRST ODI vs INDIA:

Salt (WK), Duckett, Root, Brook, Buttler (C), Livingstone, Bethell, Carse, Archer, Rashid, Saqib.
 
Samson is another one who seems to struggle against the short ball. Not sure if he is someone I would back over Pant, or even Rahul - who has good numbers in ODI.
Samson got a odi century in sa against burger and co on a spicy pitch .if he doesn't retort to pulling or hooking, he will be fine.In t20s he is going after short pitch and getting caught. Iyer can't bat for his life against short ball ( defence or offence)
 
Pant is likely to play as an WK ahead of KL

Rohit
Gill
Kohli
Iyer
Pant( WK)
Pandya
Axar
Sundar/ Jadeja
Kuldeep/ Varun
Shami
Arshdeep


:kp
 
I doubt that the pitches in UAE will be as flat as they were in the 2023 World Cup.

His weakness against the short-pitched bowling stands out like a sore thumb. Every team will exploit it. India have alot of talented players. I don't see the need to persist with him.
Who are those talented middle-order players for ODIs? Please don't mention Sanju Samson and SKY, they are worse than Iyer. Iyer is a good player against spin and on slow pitches. He struggles against short balls, but we don't have a better middle-order player than him. His average in the last WC was 66 with a SR 113. Yes, he failed in the final match, but overall, he had a good World Cup.
 

Root returns as England name XI for first India ODI​


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.


The 34-year-old has been named at number three in England's XI, behind openers Phil Salt and Ben Duckett.

Jacob Bethell has been preferred to Jamie Overton at number seven with Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer and Saqib Mahmood the three-man pace attack.

England XI to play India: Phil Salt (wk), Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (capt), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood

 
Pant is likely to play as an WK ahead of KL

:kp
I don't understand how many more years we will continue with this white-ball fraud in tournaments.
He is one of the main culprits behind our losses in many finals. He chokes whenever the team needs him the most. His ODI average is 33.
 
I don't understand how many more years we will continue with this white-ball fraud in tournaments.
He is one of the main culprits behind our losses in many finals. He chokes whenever the team needs him the most. His ODI average is 33.
Are you talking about pant or mental midget KL .

Pant has only played one final ( World T20 final) .

:kp
 
Who are those talented middle-order players for ODIs? Please don't mention Sanju Samson and SKY, they are worse than Iyer. Iyer is a good player against spin and on slow pitches. He struggles against short balls, but we don't have a better middle-order player than him. His average in the last WC was 66 with a SR 113. Yes, he failed in the final match, but overall, he had a good World Cup.

Sanju Samson scored a ton in SA. Iyer is good only on flat tracks like Wankhede.
 
It is almost boring to watch Rohit and Kohli play. Rohit playing in ODIs for 17 years. Kohli 13 years. Can't believe they are still playing. Then KL for 10 years. Jadeja for 13 or 14 years. So much fun to watch the T20 side without these guys. Back to ODIs.
 
Root inclusion will strengthen England side... hopefully ODIs wont be one sided as T20 was
 
It is almost boring to watch Rohit and Kohli play. Rohit playing in ODIs for 17 years. Kohli 13 years. Can't believe they are still playing. Then KL for 10 years. Jadeja for 13 or 14 years. So much fun to watch the T20 side without these guys. Back to ODIs.
Jadeja made his ODI debut 16 years ago.
 
India have played England in 107 ODIs in cricket history. The Men in Blue lead the head-to-head with 58 victories, whereas the Englishmen have managed only 44 wins. Three out of the 107 games ended in a no-result affair while the remaining two were tied.

IND vs ENG Last 5 ODIs:

2023 – India won by 100 runs

2022 – India won by five wickets

2022 – England won by 100 runs

2022 – India won by 10 wickets
 
Varun is a good spinner and he could have been their trump card in Champions trophy also...

ANyways,,,, 1-0 loading INDIA
 
I'm not much excited for this series knowing the oldies and washed-up player's are playing.

Young indian T20 team is pleasing to watchable than these oldies .

:kp

First of all, T20 is a non-serious Micky Mouse format. Mostly casual fans care about it. Aren't you the same guy who was doing chest thumping about Test before? Since India haven't had a good time in Test recently, you are now suddenly a T20 fan.

:qdkcheeky

BTW, "young Indian T20 team" haven't been tested properly yet. They have mostly played at home against depleted sides and also in Zimbabwe.
 
First of all, T20 is a non-serious Micky Mouse format. Mostly casual fans care about it. Aren't you the same guy who was doing chest thumping about Test before? Since India haven't had a good time in Test recently, you are now suddenly a T20 fan.

:qdkcheeky

BTW, "young Indian T20 team" haven't been tested properly yet. They have mostly played at home against depleted sides and also in Zimbabwe.
I'm always excited about test cricket .

This is test series??

:kp
 
I'm always excited about test cricket .

This is test series??

:kp

ODIs will soon suffer a slow death. Then two-tier system will eliminate poor Test teams. Outside 6 teams other teams will be left with T20s. If they can't do well in T20s cricket pretty much dies in their country.
 
First of all, T20 is a non-serious Micky Mouse format. Mostly casual fans care about it. Aren't you the same guy who was doing chest thumping about Test before? Since India haven't had a good time in Test recently, you are now suddenly a T20 fan.

:qdkcheeky

BTW, "young Indian T20 team" haven't been tested properly yet. They have mostly played at home against depleted sides and also in Zimbabwe.

England were full strength. Their back ups are not better than what they brought .India were without Bumrah.
 
England were full strength. Their back ups are not better than what they brought .India were without Bumrah.
He thinks every team's are play with 2nd strings team against Pakistan and Bangladesh so this is the case with India also .

:kp
 
ODIs will soon suffer a slow death. Then two-tier system will eliminate poor Test teams. Outside 6 teams other teams will be left with T20s. If they can't do well in T20s cricket pretty much dies in their country.
ODI bilateral series between Top teams are always great but slowly becoming irrelevant .

ODI world cup is still best in the world cricket . champion trophy is alright but not that great .

:kp
 
ODI bilateral series between Top teams are always great but slowly becoming irrelevant .

ODI world cup is still best in the world cricket . champion trophy is alright but not that great .

:kp
India has gradually started playing 5 match T20 series. Eight 5 match T20 series in 2020s. ODIs restricted to 3 match series. Last 5 match ODI series was played by India in 2019. Even with second string Indian side, India is not keen on playing 5 match series anymore.
 
India has gradually started playing 5 match T20 series. Eight 5 match T20 series in 2020s. ODIs restricted to 3 match series. Last 5 match ODI series was played by India in 2019. Even with second string Indian side, India is not keen on playing 5 match series anymore.

That's because there's s World T20 every 2 years now.

And it's not just India, almost everyone plays only 3 . 5 is the exception
 
I think India will play Rahul as WK.

Again England will have only one specialist spinner in Rashid , rest will be part timers like Livingstone , Root Etc.

It will boil down to how England batters play Indian spinners.
 
That's because there's s World T20 every 2 years now.

And it's not just India, almost everyone plays only 3 . 5 is the exception
With T20 leagues gaining popularity , once in 4 year world cup is the only reason teams play ODIs. I exepct some real dull games in CT.
 
With T20 leagues gaining popularity , once in 4 year world cup is the only reason teams play ODIs. I exepct some real dull games in CT.

I think there's too much T20 cricket being played and there will be a correction coming especially with respect to leagues.

Test cricket will lose and, in fact, already has lost primacy even faster outside of England and Australia. Next year , the SA 20 will happen on Boxing Day instead of Boxing day Test.
 
Hardik Pandya to prove a point, India are favourites they have proper batsmen unlike English swingers
 
I think there's too much T20 cricket being played and there will be a correction coming especially with respect to leagues.

Test cricket will lose and, in fact, already has lost primacy even faster outside of England and Australia. Next year , the SA 20 will happen on Boxing Day instead of Boxing day Test.

Test cricket has to survive. This is why two tier system has to be in place. They thought WTC would generate interest. But teams don't play equal number of matches which make this WTC system totally flawed. Once you have two tier system is in place financial benefits from ICC will be cut off for tier 2 teams. Then boards will start taking Tests seriously. Otherwise we will be left with just T20. I don't see a path forward for ODIs.
 
Test cricket has to survive. This is why two tier system has to be in place. They thought WTC would generate interest. But teams don't play equal number of matches which make this WTC system totally flawed. Once you have two tier system is in place financial benefits from ICC will be cut off for tier 2 teams. Then boards will start taking Tests seriously. Otherwise we will be left with just T20. I don't see a path forward for ODIs.
Odis will be done for sure by 27 wc.other than big teams , other players don't even have any capability for bowling 10 overs or batting for 50 overs.Test may survive another 7 to 8 years due to big 3 i believe.
 
Test cricket has to survive. This is why two tier system has to be in place. They thought WTC would generate interest. But teams don't play equal number of matches which make this WTC system totally flawed. Once you have two tier system is in place financial benefits from ICC will be cut off for tier 2 teams. Then boards will start taking Tests seriously. Otherwise we will be left with just T20. I don't see a path forward for ODIs.

There is no reason it "has" to survive. It will become a boutique format played for nostalgia rather than being played competitively.
 
Odis will be done for sure by 27 wc.other than big teams , other players don't even have any capability for bowling 10 overs or batting for 50 overs.Test may survive another 7 to 8 years due to big 3 i believe.
Ya.. you need atleast one long format to survive to enjoy the both bowlers and batsmen. Otherwise we will be left with admiring just batsmen. So from that point of view Test cricket will survive. ODIs is stuck between both. It is mostly statpadder friendly. Statpadders have made the ODIs more boring :babar
 
There is no reason it "has" to survive. It will become a boutique format played for nostalgia rather than being played competitively.
No it will survive unless cricket fans completely dislike bowlers. Vast majority of the T20 cricket is dominated by wrist spinners. If people love fast bowling T20 is certainly not the one format you want to follow. Beauty of the sports will be missed if we don't play Test. ODI is the one that will suffer.
 
No it will survive unless cricket fans completely dislike bowlers. Vast majority of the T20 cricket is dominated by wrist spinners. If people love fast bowling T20 is certainly not the one format you want to follow. Beauty of the sports will be missed if we don't play Test. ODI is the one that will suffer.


It's already being binned. SA, NZ, WI, SL and even PAK are going to play only 2 Test series with the odd 3 Test series. The Big 3 apart, it's nearly dead everywhere else. And with India 's decline in Test cricket , it'll die here too.

As long as the World Cup and Under 19 tournaments exist, I think ODI cricket will survive because it's the ideal format for youth cricket.
 
It's already being binned. SA, NZ, WI, SL and even PAK are going to play only 2 Test series with the odd 3 Test series. The Big 3 apart, it's nearly dead everywhere else. And with India 's decline in Test cricket , it'll die here too.

As long as the World Cup and Under 19 tournaments exist, I think ODI cricket will survive because it's the ideal format for youth cricket.

I don't think NZ ever played more than 3 tests sa far as i can remember. SO it is not new. Even in 2002 India played just 2 tests in NZ. Same way in SA we always played 3 tests. Now it is down to 2 tests. WI not playing something to do with their drop in standard. Same goes with Pakistan. Also when did they play 5 tests series or 4 test series? Even in 2000s we plyaed only 3 tests agianst them. It is nothing new. If anything India used to play 4 tests. Now we play 5 tests.
 
It's already being binned. SA, NZ, WI, SL and even PAK are going to play only 2 Test series with the odd 3 Test series. The Big 3 apart, it's nearly dead everywhere else. And with India 's decline in Test cricket , it'll die here too.
How exactly test cricket india died ? As soon as both leeches retire, we should be good in 1.5 to 2 years.
 
There is no reason it "has" to survive. It will become a boutique format played for nostalgia rather than being played competitively.
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How exactly test cricket india died ? As soon as both leeches retire, we should be good in 1.5 to 2 years.
Test cricket is BCCI top priority along with IPL .

Everyone wants to Play test cricket in india apart from few player like Pandya .

:kp
 
I don't think NZ ever played more than 3 tests sa far as i can remember. SO it is not new. Even in 2002 India played just 2 tests in NZ. Same way in SA we always played 3 tests. Now it is down to 2 tests. WI not playing something to do with their drop in standard. Same goes with Pakistan. Also when did they play 5 tests series or 4 test series? Even in 2000s we plyaed only 3 tests agianst them. It is nothing new. If anything India used to play 4 tests. Now we play 5 tests.

No, SA used to play 4 Tests against OZ and ENG and 3 against the likes of IND and PAK.

That's gone now. Only India has increased number of Tests and that is only against England and Australia.
 
How exactly test cricket india died ? As soon as both leeches retire, we should be good in 1.5 to 2 years.

It's not dead but it will die as the generation that grew up on Tendulkar and co. ages out.

Kids have zero interest in Test cricket.
 
Toss Update:

England have won the toss and have opted to bat

England XI: Phil Salt (wk), Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (capt), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood

India XI: Rohit Sharma (capt), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill 5 KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami
 
You are an Aussie on a cricket forum. I'm talking about kids in India.
Fair, but what I was saying was, Aussie kids have alot of interest in test cricket. I love test cricket too.

Infact I hate t20 cricket lol. I feel it's just entertaining and that's it.

It's odi > Test > T20 for me but given the collapse of odi cricket it's now

Test > Odi > T20 for me now
 
Fair, but what I was saying was, Aussie kids have alot of interest in test cricket. I love test cricket too.

Infact I hate t20 cricket lol. I feel it's just entertaining and that's it.

It's odi > Test > T20 for me but given the collapse of odi cricket it's now

Test > Odi > T20 for me now

Part of that is also because Test cricket is FTA in Australia unlike white ball cricket ?

Which is probably why kids do take interest in Test cricket. Also, Test cricket is steeped in the culture/history of Australia and England in a way that it isn't elsewhere
 
Toss Update:

England have won the toss and have opted to bat

England XI: Phil Salt (wk), Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (capt), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood

India XI: Rohit Sharma (capt), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill 5 KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami

Good to see Jaiswal in and Kohli out....
 
Duckett is key. Get him out quickly in the powerplay and that lineup can be put under huge pressure.

This has been a chasing venue in the past. So, advantage England already.
 
Duckett is key. Get him out quickly in the powerplay and that lineup can be put under huge pressure.
Root is also playing.

I hope England score big so we can see where we aee stand before the champion trophy.

I wants india to chase 350 around.

:kp
 
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