India skipper Rohit Sharma on Thursday heaped praise on Shubman Gill and Axar Patel's partnership following the Men in Blue's triumph over England in the first ODI match of the series.
During the first ODI against England at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium on Thursday, Indian left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja completed 600 international wickets across all formats.
Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer's mouthwatering fifties helped India to clinch a four-wicket triumph over England in the first ODI match of the series at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on Thursday.
After bagging three wickets against England at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium on Thursday, India seamer Harshit Rana reflected on Nagpur's pitch and said that the wicket is slightly double-paced.
During the first ODI against England at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium on Thursday, Indian right-arm seamer Harshit Rana became the first Indiam bowler to take 3+ wicket on his debut innings across each of the three formats.
Solid three wicket hauls by spinner Ravindra Jadeja and debutant pacer Harshit Rana helped India overcome half-centuries from skipper Jos Buttler and Jacob Bethell, restricting England to 248 in 47.4 overs at Nagpur's Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium on Thursday.
During his 31-ball stay at the crease after England lost wicket of Phil Salt, Root's scoring opportunities were restricted well by India. Root could score just one boundary against Kuldeep Yadav. He was trapped leg-before wicket by Jadeja, breaking a 44-run stand between skipper Jos Buttler
It was all smiles in the Indian camp when Yashasvi Jaiswal and Harishit Rana received their maiden ODI caps from captain Rohit Sharma and Mohammed Shami, respectively.
The first ODI between India and England of the three-match series is finally starting in Nagpur on Thursday. After winning the T20I series 4-1, India would be hoping to get their Champions Trophy preparation right with big games coming back.
Shreyas, who was snubbed from BCCI's central contract list last year, made a comeback to the Indian team by compelling the selectors with his consistent performances in the domestic format.
Pakistan interim head coach Aaqib Javed the threat posed by India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah ahead of the blockbuster clash between the two arch-rivals in the forthcoming Champions Trophy.