Virat Kohli won’t play for India due to a knee injury and England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and decided to bat in the first one-day international.

IND vs ENG 1st ODI Live Cricket Score, India vs England ODI Match Live Score Online: Virat Kohli misses out due to sore right knee injury, meanwhile Harshit Rana, Yashasvi Jaiswal are making their ODI

This three-match series against England marks India's last ODI assignment before the Champions Trophy, which begins on February 19. The team has not played ODI cricket since August last year, when they lost a three-match series 2-0 in Sri Lanka, with one game ending in a tie.

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.

India captain Rohit Sharma bristled at questions about his form and future in international cricket, saying on Wednesday he was fully focused on this month's one-day international series against England and the Champions Trophy.

So here we are, then. The India of Rohit and Kohli versus the England of Buttler and Root, both unsure of where exactly they stand in ODIs, with a major ODI tournament starting in two weeks' time.

England batsman Joe Root will make his first ODI appearance since 2023 after being named in the team to face India in the opening match of the series in Nagpur on Thursday.Root, England's leading test run scorer and second on the ODI list,

England choose to bat after Jos Buttler wins the toss. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Harshit Rana received their ODI caps, but Virat Kohli missing through knee injury.