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

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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."



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