After the completion of the T20I series, both India and England will square off against each other in the 3-match ODI series starting from Thursday (6th February) in the England tour of India 2025 series. Nagpur, Cuttack, and Ahmedabad have been confirmed as the host cities for the India vs England ODI series. All the 3 ODIs of England Tour of India 2025 will be day-night matches, starting at 1:30 PM IST.
The series marks the perfect dress rehearsal for the Champions Trophy which gets underway from February 19th in Pakistan. With this, the England Tour of India 2025 will end.
India will buzz confidently after securing the T20I series 4-1 and proving why they are the T20 Champions. They found a new gem, Abhishek Sharma who finished as the leading run-scorer in the India vs England T20I series with 279 runs across 5 innings, while Varun Chakravarthy was adjudged the Player of the Series for his astounding bowling performances where he picked up 14 wickets.
Veteran stars Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja who all announced their T20I retirement at the same time, are back on the ODI side. Speedster Mohammed Shami, who was the cynosure in the home ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup held in 2023 named in the squad for the India vs England ODI series.
England has picked the same squad for the India vs England ODI series and as well the Champions Trophy 2025. Despite underperforming in the last two ICC events, Jos Buttler has again been handed the responsibility to lead the side. Ace batter, Joe Root who wasn’t in the white-ball scheme of things following England’s unforgettable run in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, surprisingly included in both the squads.
India vs England ODI Series Schedule
1st ODI – February 6th at 1:30 PM IST (Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur)
2nd ODI – February 9th at 1:30 PM IST (Barabati Stadium, Cuttack)
3rd ODI – February 12th at 1:30 PM IST (Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad)
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India vs England ODI Series Preview:
In the series preview, apart from analyzing both squads, we have also mentioned the Indian National Cricket Team vs England Cricket Team Stats.
India ODI Squad Analysis:
India Recent form:
Lost, Lost, Tied, Won, Lost
India Squad:
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Shami, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wk), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah (3rd ODI only).
The highly anticipated India squad for the ODI series against England and the Champions Trophy 2025 is out. The squad resembles almost the same with Harshit Rana will be only part of the ODI series while prolific speedster Jasprit Bumrah, who is carrying a back injury will be part of the India vs England 3rd ODI only. Depending on the nature of his injury, Bumrah’s Champions Trophy fate will be decided.
Rohit Sharma, who had a disastrous run in Australia in the Border Gavaskar Trophy has been retained as the ODI captain, while young gun Shubman Gill got a hike with additional responsibilities as he was named the vice-captain. Yashasvi Jaiswal, who is the regular starter for India in Tests and T20Is has earned his first ODI call-up.
ODI run-machine, Virat Kohli will take his usual No.3 spot and his future will be determined by his performances in the India vs England ODI series as well as in the Champions Trophy.
Shreyas Iyer, who showcased his white-ball stature during the Syed Mushtaq Ali and Vijay Hazare Trophy will start at No.4. There is a tough fight between KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant for the wicket-keeper slot.
It seems both Skipper Rohit Sharma and Head Coach Gautam Gambhir wanted more all-rounders in the squad and the selectors responded to their call, picking up 4 of them in the mix, including Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, and Ravindra Jadeja, interestingly 3 of them are spin-bowling all-rounders. Chinaman, Kuldeep Yadav is the only specialist tweaker in the squad.
Mohammed Shami, who last featured in an ODI back in November 2023, was included in the ODI squad after 14 long months, he will come at the expense of Mohammed Siraj, who has been surprisingly omitted from the side citing his lack of effectiveness with the old ball.
India’s leading wicket-taker in T20Is, Arshdeep Singh has been rewarded a place for his hard work.
Men in Blue last played their ODI in August 2024, ending the year without a win in the 50-over format. The side looks composed in all areas and likely to emerge on top in the India vs England ODI series.
England ODI Squad Analysis:
England Recent form:
Lost, Won, Lost, Lost, Won
England Squad:
Jos Buttler (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Liam Livingstone, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Phil Salt (wk), Jamie Smith (wk), Mark Wood.
Miseries are compounding for England in white-ball formats and the preceding 4-1 loss in the T20I series against India isn’t the perfect start for Brendon McCullum’s coaching stint, who began his tenure with the India vs England T20I series.
After the league exit in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, Three Lions have featured in 11 ODIs and managed to win 4 of those, and the result is they lost all the 3 bilateral series against West Indies (2-1), Australia (3-2) and West Indies (2-1).
The current 15-member squad for the India vs England ODI series and the Champions Trophy features a mixture of experience and fire of youth. Jos Buttler, who will be leading the side might be axed from the captaincy role if the expectations aren’t met. Experienced Joe Root’s inclusion will bolster their batting line-up.
Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, and Liam Livingstone will form their batting line-up. With Phil Salt keeping wickets in the India vs England T20I series, he might extend the same job in the India vs England ODI series. Jamie Smith is the other wicket-keeping batting option they have.
Brydon Carse and Jamie Overton are the seaming all-rounders in the squad, who are all flexible for any position and can bowl at any point in time. Jofra Archer and Mark Wood are the frontline seamers with Gus Atkinson and Saqib Mahmood serving as a backup. Adil Rashid will have huge responsibilities on his shoulders being the sole genuine spinner and England also have choices with Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, and Joe Root, who all can provide handy overs of spin during the middle overs. The last time they toured India for the ODI series was in 2021, where they lost 2-1.
Tackling spin is going to be a big concern for England, who had no clue whatsoever during the preceding T20I series where they were largely troubled by mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy.
India vs England ODI Series 2025 – Players to Watch Out for
1. Virat Kohli
After a dominant show in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, Virat Kohli (765 runs) who bagged the Player of the Tournament award for his astounding batting performances, featured in only 3 ODIs since then and had scores of 24, 14, and 20 during India’s visit to Sri Lanka for the 3-match ODI series in which India lost 2-0. Having accumulated a whopping 13906 runs in 295 ODIs, Kohli will be keen to add more runs to his belt. He just loves batting in home conditions and his big-game prowess will come in handy in the ICC Champions Trophy.
He is going to be the key batter in the India vs England ODI series. Virat Kohli will form the majority of the India vs England highlights if he plays to his potential.
2. Joe Root
Joe Root, who last featured in England colours in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 has been included in the ODI squad purely on the merit of his batting expertise having played before in Indian conditions, and also based on his big match temperament. Root found his rhythm during the SA20 2025, where he made 279 runs and picked up 5 across 8 matches while representing Paarl Royals. His off-breaks are a huge plus for England and they need to be wise to use Root’s skill set.
In his 171 ODIs, Joe Root has gathered 6522 runs at an average of 47.6 and picked up 27 wickets. Keep a close look at him in the India vs England ODI series.
India vs England ODI Series 2025 Winner Prediction:
With more spinning options at their disposal, India holds an advantage against England, who have limited resources of spin. In the previous 10 ODI bilateral series between the nations, India had won 7 of those.
How many ODI matches played between India and England?
Till now, India and England have played against each other in 107 ODIs with the former holding a better track record of winning 58 of those, while England has won 44.
India vs England ODI series will be exciting to watch which forms the preparations for the upcoming Champions Trophy for both teams. Having not lost the home ODI bilateral series against England since 1985, India is the hot favourite to win the upcoming ODI series.
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