India secured a four-wicket win over England in Nagpur, but Virat Kohli's absence due to a knee injury left fans disappointed. Shreyas Iyer's last-minute inclusion proved vital, raising selection debates ahead of Kohli's expected return.

After Shubman Gill's brilliant 87-run knock, the debate for no.3 slot of Team India in ODI's heats up. Read below.

India rode on Shubman Gill's 87, Shreyas Iyer's 59 and 52 from Axar Patel to win the first game by four wickets. Chasing England's 248, India romped home in 38.4 overs.

With just 94 runs short of a 14,000 runs mark in the ODI, this news came as a disappointment as he sits out of the premier match.

Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar heaped praise on Shubman Gill after the newly-appointed vice-captain hit a match-winning 87 in India's four-wicket win in Nagpur.

This three-match series against England marks India's last ODI assignment before the Champions Trophy, which begins on February 19. The team has not played ODI cricket since August last year, when they lost a three-match series 2-0 in Sri Lanka, with one game ending in a tie.

Debutant Harshit Rana has grabbed three wickets and vice-captain Shubman Gill has hit 87 runs off 96 balls for India to beat England by four wickets in the first one-day international in Nagpur.

Sanjay Manjrekar hailed star batters Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer for their match-winning knock in the first ODI.

Shubman Gill stepped up to fill the void left by Virat Kohli in the Indian batting lineup as he scored a brilliant 87 against England in the Nagpur ODI. Vice-captain Gill anchored the run chase perfectly for India.