India look to fine-tune Champions Trophy prep in first home ODI since World Cup

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."