India vs England 1st ODI 2026 lineups with return of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Shuban Gill

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KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah all return for the ODI opener at Edgbaston.
• Shubman Gill captains India after a Player of the Series display against Afghanistan.
• India have won eight of their 12 ODIs at Edgbaston across their history.

India turn to their seniors after a miserable T20I leg

India begin their three-match ODI series against England at Edgbaston on Tuesday, desperate to salvage something from a tour that has already delivered a 4-0 T20I whitewash and the loss of their world No. 1 ranking in the shortest format.

The mood shifts considerably with this squad. Shubman Gill takes the captaincy, and the return of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah restores the experience that Shreyas Iyer's young T20I side conspicuously lacked in unfamiliar English conditions.

Gill arrives in outstanding touch. He was named Player of the Series against Afghanistan, scoring 238 runs across two innings, including a match-winning 154, and he claimed the same award when England toured India in 2025. A first SENA series win as captain is the target.

Kohli, meanwhile, returns after missing the Afghanistan ODIs with a hamstring injury sustained during the IPL 2026 final. His last competitive outing produced 675 runs at a strike rate of 165 across 16 matches, suggesting little has been lost.

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India's probable XI and starting lineup for the 1st ODI

Below is a predicted lineup for India as they open the series in Birmingham. Rohit and Gill are expected to open, with Kohli at three and KL Rahul retaining the finisher's role he has made his own at No. 5.

India (probable XI)

• Rohit Sharma
• Shubman Gill (c)
• Virat Kohli
• Shreyas Iyer
• KL Rahul (wk)
• Washington Sundar
• Axar Patel
• Shivam Dube
• Kuldeep Yadav
• Jasprit Bumrah
• Arshdeep Singh

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England's probable XI and starting lineup for the 1st ODI

England name a strong side under Harry Brook, with Joe Root returning to a batting order that has just dismantled India across the T20I series. Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue lead an attack that troubled the tourists repeatedly with pace and bounce.

England (probable XI)

• Ben Duckett
• Jos Buttler (wk)
• Harry Brook (c)
• Joe Root
• Jacob Bethell
• Will Jacks
• Sam Curran
• Liam Dawson
• Gus Atkinson
• Adil Rashid
• Jofra Archer

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India's bowling remains a genuine concern

The batting reads formidably on paper. Rohit made 143 runs in three ODIs against Afghanistan, Gill is imperious, and Iyer offers a settled No. 4, leaving India with a quartet of top-order batters capable of turning any contest on its head.

It is the bowling that demands scrutiny. Bumrah returns after a well-earned rest and immediately transforms the attack, but Gurnoor Brar, impressive with seven wickets against Afghanistan at home, faces a very different examination of his lengths on English surfaces.

Shivam Dube is a forced selection rather than an ideal one, drafted in for the injured Nitish Kumar Reddy and required to function as the fourth seamer at Edgbaston. Washington Sundar and Axar Patel, both dismal throughout the T20I leg, must rediscover their form quickly.

India's Edgbaston record offers encouragement, with eight wins from 12 ODIs at the venue, though their most recent visit ended in defeat to England. Beating this England side, in this form, will require the seniors to deliver immediately rather than gradually.