India vs England: Virat Kohli missed out due to a knee injury picked up on Wednesday, Rohit Sharma said at the toss before the first of the three matches between India and England in Nagpur. Yashasvi Jaiswal’s long-awaited debut in One Day Internationals became a reality on Thursday in Nagpur, as he was handed his international cap in the 50-over format. Alongside Jaiswal, Delhi pacer Harshit Rana also earns his debut in the third format. Both Jaiswal and Rana have played in the other two international formats already.
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Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to bat first, while Rohit Sharma – returning after a short break international cricket – said he would have bowled first anyway. The three ODIs against England are the only matches in the format before the Champions Trophy that starts on February 19.
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“We have hardly played this format since the 2023 World Cup, so it’s all important for us,” Rohit said at the toss. “Jaiswal and Harshit are making their debuts for us, but unfortunately Virat isn’t playing today, he had a knee problem last night.”
(LEFT) Yashasvi Jaiswal and Harshit Rana pose with their India caps; (RIGHT) Virat Kohli during the nets session at Nagpur. (PHOTOS: AP)
Jaiswal has played 19 Tests and 23 T20Is already for India. The swashbuckling Mumbaikar made his international debut in the other two formats in West Indies in July and August 2023. In List A cricket he has an average of 53.96 from 32 innings, scoring 5 hundreds with a highest of 203. Rana, meanwhile, made his Test debut during India’s recent tour of Australia. In the recent T20I series he made a rather controversial appearance in the shortest format when he played in place of Shivam Dube after a concussion sub.
India playing XI for Nagpur ODI:
Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami
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India’s updated squad for ODI series against England: Rohit Sharma (C), Ꮪhubman Gill (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy.
