​India vs England 1st ODI 2026 lineups: the return of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Shubman Gill, originally featured on Cricket News. Make Cricket News your preferred source by clicking here. Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Jasprit Bumrah are back for the ODI opener at Edgbaston. Shubman Gill captains India after delivering a Player of the Series performance against Afghanistan. India have won eight of their 12 ODIs at Edgbaston across their history.
India begin their three-match ODI series against England at Edgbaston on Tuesday, aiming to salvage something from a tour that has already delivered a 4-0 T20I whitewash and the loss of their world No. 1 ranking in the shortest format. The mood shifts notably with this squad. Shubman Gill takes the captaincy, and the return of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Jasprit Bumrah brings back the experience that Shreyas Iyer’s young T20I side conspicuously lacked in unfamiliar English conditions.
Gill arrives in outstanding form. He was named Player of the Series against Afghanistan, scoring 238 runs across two innings, including a match-winning 154, and he claimed the same award when England toured India in 2025. A first SENA series win as captain is the target.
Kohli, meanwhile, returns after missing the Afghanistan ODIs with a hamstring injury sustained during the IPL 2026 final. His last competitive spell yielded 675 runs at a strike rate of 165 across 16 matches, suggesting little has been lost.
Below is a predicted lineup for India as they open the series in Birmingham. Rohit and Gill are expected to open, with Kohli at three and KL Rahul retaining the finisher’s role he has made his own at No. 5.
India (probable XI)
Rohit Sharma
Shubman Gill (c)
Virat Kohli
Shreyas Iyer
KL Rahul (wk)
Washington Sundar
Axar Patel
Shivam Dube
Kuldeep Yadav
Jasprit Bumrah
Arshdeep Singh
England name a strong side under Harry Brook, with Joe Root returning to a batting order that has just dismantled India across the T20I series. Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue lead an attack that troubled the tourists repeatedly with pace and bounce.
England (probable XI)
Ben Duckett
Jos Buttler (wk)
Harry Brook (c)
Joe Root
Jacob Bethell
Will Jacks
Sam Curran
Liam Dawson
Gus Atkinson
Adil Rashid
Jofra Archer
The batting lineup reads well on paper. Rohit has contributed 143 runs in three ODIs against Afghanistan, Gill remains in outstanding touch, and Iyer provides a settled No. 4, leaving India with a quartet of top-order batters capable of turning any match. The bowling, however, demands close scrutiny. Bumrah returns after a well-earned rest and immediately strengthens the attack.