Indian cricket team’s preparation for the Champions Trophy 2025 starts with the first ODI against England on Thursday (6 February) at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur. Check out live score and latest updates on our blog here.

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 three-match series that gets underway in Nagpur on Thursday will be the final ODIs for India as well as England ahead of the Champions Trophy, meaning both teams will be looking to finalise their ideal playing XI and fine-tune their strategies for the mega event over the course of the next one week.

Where to watch live telecast of India vs England 1st ODI cricket match on television? On television, the live telecast of 1st ODI cricket match between India vs England will be available on Star Sports network.

England batter Jos Buttler scored his first-ever ODI fifty on Indian soil. This is the 17th ODI innings for Buttler on which he has reached the milestone. He along with Jacob Bethell has put England in complete control in the ongoing first ODI against India at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium,

How Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma bat against ENG will answer many questions as the series opener kicks off in Nagpur.

Nagpur: India skipper Rohit Sharma on Wednesday insisted his recent Test struggles were just part of the “ups and downs” of a long career as he looks to rediscover his form in three One-Day Internationals against England.