England will bat first after winning the toss, RO-KO is back, this batsman did not get a place in the team

IND vs ENG 1st ODI: Today the Indian team will play the first ODI match against England. In the first match being played at Edgbaston ground in Birmingham, England won the toss and decided to bat first. Earlier, a series of five T-20 matches was played between the two teams. In which the Indian team had to face defeat by 4-0.

Team India will take to the Edgbaston ground today to avenge the defeat in the T-20 series. After the toss, Indian captain Shubman Gill said that he was happy to bowl first. He said that we wanted to give time to our bowlers.

Spin may get help in the second innings

After winning the toss, England captain Harry Brook said, we will bat first. The pitch looks good, don’t know what will happen next, but we hope we will play well. Spin may be seen in the second innings. Will try to understand the situation as soon as possible.

Brook said that having the same players in T20 and ODI increases the confidence of the captain and the players. We have faced difficulties in the last few years, but we can make a fresh start and we have a team that can do that. We have included two spinners and three fast bowlers in the team.

Team strengthened by the return of Virat-Rohit

Indian captain Shubman Gill said, we wanted to bowl first. Most of the players have played T20, the rest have trained well and are ready for today’s match. This is an important series for us, our preparation starts from here, we can try different combinations and give opportunities to players with less experience.

Gill further said that senior players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and KL are back. Very excited about this series. The memories here have been good. Along with Dubey, we have 4 fast bowlers and two spinners in Washington Sundar and Akshar Patel. However, the team management has not included Ishan Kishan, who performed well in the T-20 series, in the playing eleven.

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Opportunity to regain lost confidence

In the 5 T20 match series held before the ODI series, England had defeated India 4–0 and secured the first position in the ICC T20 rankings. Team India has a chance to regain its lost confidence in the ODI series. Team India has definitely become stronger with the arrival of Rohit, Virat, Rahul and Bumrah.

India’s playing eleven: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Gurnoor Brar, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna.

England’s playing eleven: Jacob Bethel, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Curran, Will Jacques, Joffra Archer, Liam Dawson, Josh Tong, Adil Rashid.