After a disappointing T20I campaign, the focus now shifts to the 50-over format, with the return of several key players expected to inspire the visitors.
A big boost for India is the return of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, three of the team’s most experienced players in ODIs.
Their return gives captain Shubman Gill a strong squad as India begin their preparations for the 2027 World Cup in South Africa.
Rohit and Gill are expected to open the innings as well. The pair have an average of 60.9 together in ODIs and will look to give India a strong start.
Gill enters the series in excellent form. He has scored 373 runs in five ODI innings this year at an average of 93.3 with a strike rate of 117, including one hundred and eighty.
Virat Kohli is back with a potential big event.
The first ODI at Edgbaston will mark his 300th ODI innings, while another good series could see him cross 15,000 ODIs.
The former India captain has also been in exceptional form, averaging 123 in his last seven ODI matches since the start of 2025.
KL Rahul, who scored 139 runs against Afghanistan in the previous Indian ODI series, is expected to keep wickets while batting in the middle order. Shreyas Iyer is set to return to the coveted No.
Groups
England: Harry Brook (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler (wk), James Coles, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Josh Tongue.
India: Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vc), KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Brasih, Prince Yadav, Gurno
