In the first ODI being played at Edgbaston, Birmingham, England captain Harry Brook has won the toss and decided to bat first. Team India will bowl first. Young fast bowler Gurnoor Brar has got a chance in Team India. He is six and a half feet tall, which will help him a lot in the conditions of England. Shivam Dubey has also been included in the playing eleven. However, Kuldeep Yadav and Arshdeep Singh are out of the playing eleven.

England’s record at Edgbaston is dangerous

England has won the last seven matches at Edgbaston Stadium. Here, last time the English team was defeated by Team India. In 2014, India had defeated England by 9 wickets on this ground, and since then the English team has never lost on this ground. This is the 200th match of England wicketkeeper batsman Jos Buttler. He has become the second batsman to play 200 ODIs for England.

India has 6 bowling options

Team India has a total of six bowling options. There are three main fast bowlers in the form of Gurnoor Brar, Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna. Apart from this, there is also Shivam Dubey, who is a medium pace fast bowler. Apart from this, there are two spinners in the form of Washington Sundar and Akshar Patel. England has also fielded three fast bowlers and two spinners. Also, Will Jacques is the sixth option for bowling.

England’s playing eleven- Jacob Bethel, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jofra Archer, Liam Dawson, Josh Tong and Adil Rashid.

India’s playing eleven- Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Gurnoor Brar, Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna.

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