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

The hosts will miss star batter Virat Kohli due to a sore right knee but pacer Mohammed Shami returns to ODI action for the first time since India's World Cup final against Australia on November 19.

England will be looking for a measure of revenge when they take on India in the first of three One Day Internationals on their tour of the country.

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.

Team India begins a crucial three-match ODI series against England today, marking their final preparation phase

India are up against England in the first one-day international of the three-series at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on Thursday, February 6. ( Match Blog | More Cricket News) England's Jos Buttler won the toss and has opted to bat first at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur.

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.