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 today.
Root, England’s leading Test run scorer and second on the ODI list, will bat at number three.
His last ODI appearance was at the 2023 World Cup.
“He’ll bat number three,” captain Jos Buttler said in yesterday’s pre-match Press conference.
England will be eager to make up for a 4-1 defeat in the preceding T20 series as they prepare for the Champions Trophy in Pakistan later this month.
Root, who has scored 6,522 runs in ODIs including 16 centuries, will be making his 172nd appearance in the 50-over format today.
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