Team India captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir were having a long and serious chat after the Men in Blue’s win over England at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium in Nagpur on Thursday,

India rode on Shubman Gill's 87, Shreyas Iyer's 59 and 52 from Axar Patel to win the first game by four wickets. Chasing England's 248, India romped home in 38.4 overs.

England tumble 1-0 down in three-match ODI series after slipping from 75-0 to 248 all out batting first; India punish some predictable bowling to reach target in 38.4 overs after late wobble; teams building for Champions Trophy,

Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer stitched together a crucial 94-run partnership that helped Team India recover from 19/2 after captain Rohit Sharma and opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal were dismissed cheaply inside the first powerplay in their chase of the 249-run target.

The last time Kohli missed an international game for India due to an injury was in January 2021, when a back spasm ruled him out of the second Test against South Africa

Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja finished the run-chase in the 39th over after three wickets fell in quick succession. Adil Rashid and Saqib Mahmood took a couple of wickets each for England

England have announced their playing XI for the first ODI against India which is scheduled to be played on February 6 in Nagpur

Joe Root will feature in an ODI match for the first time since the 2023 World Cup. The former captain will bat at No. 3 for England in the series opener in Nagpur on Thursday.