NAGPUR, India — Joe Root is back in England's ODI team for the first time since the 2023 Cricket World Cup. The 34-year-old Root will bat at No. 3 in the first match of the one-day international series against India in Nagpur on Thursday. It will be his 172nd ODI appearance for England.

Joe Root will feature in an ODI match for the first time since the 2023 World Cup. The former captain will bat at No. 3 for England in the series opener in Nagpur on Thursday.

Joe Root will come to play in the ODI series after a successful stint in South Africa's T20 tournament. Root gathered 279 runs at an average of 55 and a strike rate of 140.

The T20I assignment is done and dusted and had a relevance in itself but the upcoming ODI series can't be looked at in isolation, with an ICC event breathing down its neck. Hence, both India and England would be looking to fine-tune their preparations in these three matches,

Joe Root will play his first ODI for England Men since 2023 on Thursday, having been named in the starting XI for the first game in the 50-over series against India. England's leading Test run-scorer will add to his 171 ODIs in Nagpur with an eye on securing his place in the side for the upcoming ICC Men's Champions Trophy,

England have announced their playing XI for the first ODI against India which is scheduled to be played on February 6 in Nagpur