By Trisha India squad for ODI series against England | After beating England 4-1 in the five-match T20I series, the Indian men’s cricket team will now face Jos Buttler’s side in a three-match ODI series. The three 50-over matches between India and Sri Lanka will be played in Nagpur, Cuttack and Ahmedabad on February 6, 9 and 12 respectively as a preparation for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 for both the teams, which is scheduled to be played at three venues in Pakistan and one in Dubai from February 19 to March 9.
Rohit Sharma, who has been terribly out of form in the last three Test series, will lead the Men in Blue in the three ODIs. While big names like Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer and Kuldeep Yadav have also returned to the 50-over game, many of the top players from the recently concluded T20I series will not feature in India’s first ODI series in 2025.
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Ahead of the India vs England ODI series, here is the complete list of changes in the Indian team for the 50-over T20I matches:
Absent: Ten players
Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravathi, Shivam Dube, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh and Dhruv Jurul – will not feature in the ODI series against England. While Samson, Abhishk, Tilak, Surya, Bishna and Chakaravarti played the five shortest games, Radradip did not have the chance to play in which match. Jewrel and Duba played in two games, while Rinka showed three T20i.
Q: Rochita Sharma, Virat Kokhli, Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaysal, Raviundi Jaja, Rishabh Pant and K.L. Rahul returned to the Indian team for the ODI series after the last match in 2024-25. Star spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who last played for India in the first Test of the home series against New Zealand in October 2024, and Shreyas Iyer, whose last appearance for India was against Sri Lanka on August 7, 2024, are also part of the ODI squad.
Retained players: Mohammed Shami, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana played in the T20I series and are retained in the ODI squad as well. While Pandya, Shami and Arshdeep are considered confirmed starters, it will be interesting to see who among the remaining will get a chance to play in the upcoming matches.
India squad for the three-match ODI series against England: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (women), Rishabh Pant (women), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana.