Yashasvi Jaiswal and Harshit Rana have made their one-day international debuts for India during the first match of the three-match ODI series against England at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur. (More Cricket News)
India skipper Rohit Sharma 🤪confirmed the inclusion of the Jaiswal and Rana in the playing XI at the coin toss after the England captain called it right, and opted to bat first.
Rohit also confirmed that Virat Kohli ꦕwas unavailable for the first game due to a knee injury sustained during training.
🅺“Jaiswal and Harshit are making their debuts, unfortunately Virat isn't playing, he had a knee problem last night,” Rohit said at the toss.
ꦓThe 23-year-old Jaiswal had previously made his first Test and T20I appearance for India during the West Indies’ tour in 2023.
﷽23-year-old Rana made his Test debut during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, before earning his T20I cap against England last week.
India Vs England, Playing XIs
Englandꩵ (Playing XI): Ben Duckett, Philip Salt(w), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(c), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood
India𝓰 (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami
