1st ODI: England win toss, opt to bowl; Krunal, Prasidh make debuts for India
Tuesday, 23 March 2021 (13:48 IST)
Pune: England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and opted to bowl first against Virat Kohli led India in the first ODI of the three match series at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, here on Tuesday.
England will miss the services of pacer Jofra Archer, who is suffering from elbow injury.
On the other hand, India handed ODI debuts to all-rounder Krunal Pandya and young fast bowler Prasidh Krishna. KL Rahul will keep wickets as there is no Rishabh Pant.
England: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan(c), Jos Buttler(w), Ben Stokes, Sam Billings, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood (UNI)