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India vs England 1st ODI LIVE: After the absence of Virat Kohli from the first ODI, India hunt for wickets against England in Nagpur. Ben Duckett and Phil Salt have started the proceedings for the visitors as they aim for a solid partnership.
Virat Kohli has not been picked for the first India vs England ODI on Thursday. The ODI is one of the only three matches that India will be playing ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025, that starts on February 19, and Kohli missing the game comes as a major blow for the Rohit Sharma-led team. Already the team is dealing with the injury of Jasprit Bumrah, with his availability in question. Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Shami are also coming back after a long injury break.
India vs England 1st ODI, LIVE Streaming: After claiming a brilliant win in the five-match T20I series, India are all set to face England in the three-match ODI series, with the first match to be played on Thursday in Nagpur. Led by Suryakumar Yadav, Team India thrashed England 4-1 in the T20Is and will now look to repeat the heroics under Rohit Sharma's captaincy in the ODIs. The ODI series against England is India's only tune-up tournament for the Champions Trophy, to be held in Pakistan and Dubai from February 19.
The next one month may very well decide Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli's international career, according to a report. India play England in three ODIs starting Thursday, followed by Champions Trophy that begins on February 19. The duo has come under major scrutiny after their flop show with the bat during India's loss to Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. While Rohit scored just 31 runs in three matches, Kohli only managed 190 runs in nine innings, hitting a solitary century in nine innings. Rohit had missed the first Test due to the birth of his second chile, before opting out of the series decider in Sydney.
Australia's seam-bowling all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has surprisingly announced his retirement from ODIs with immediate effect, bringing the end of his international 50-over career at 74 games. Cricket Australia (CA) said on Thursday that Stoinis will continue to be available for selection in T20Is, adding that his decision to retire from the 50-over format is to focus on T20 cricket. Stoinis' retirement from ODIs also means CA will replace him with another player in Australia's squad for the ICC Champion's Trophy.
Barring any late changes, India's Champions Trophy squad is final, though there remain a few ifs and buts over the selection of the playing XI. The wicket-keeper's spot remains one of the most fiercely contested in the team, as there seems to be no clear winner between Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul for the role at the moment. There remain different schools of thought for the two wicket-keepers. While some feel Pant's presence in the playing XI helps the team strike balance as he is a left-hander, others feel KL Rahul hasn't done anything wrong to be snubbed.
MELBOURNE : All-rounder Marcus Stoinis has retired from one-day internationals with immediate effect to focus on T20 cricket, pulling himself out of Australia's Champions Trophy squad.
Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva won the toss and chose to bat in the second and final Test against Australia in Galle on Thursday.