[WATCH]- Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, And Team India Land In Nagpur For IND vs ENG 1st ODI

India captain Rohit Sharma, star batter Virat Kohli, and a few other players arrived at Nagpur airport ahead of the three-match ODI series against England, set to begin on Thursday, February 6. A video shared on X by news agency ANI captured Rohit, Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, and Shreyas Iyer exiting the airport on the evening of Sunday, February 2.

Except for Iyer, the aforementioned players will be making their first appearance for India since the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. Meanwhile, the Suryakumar Yadav-led T20I squad wrapped up a dominant 4-1 series victory against England, winning the fifth T20I by 150 runs on Sunday. Jaiswal and Gill were rested for the T20I series.

Additionally, several members of the T20I squad, including Mohammed Shami and Arshdeep Singh, will travel to Nagpur for the upcoming ODI series as part of India’s preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. You can watch the video here:

#WATCH | Maharashtra: Indian Captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and others arrive at Nagpur airport for the 1st ODI match against England, on 6th February.

India clinched the five-match T20 series 4-1 against England. pic.twitter.com/4vQjLfdDtH

— ANI (@ANI) February 2, 2025

Gautam Gambhir Excited to Reunite with Kohli and Rohit Ahead of IND vs ENG ODI Series

Gautam Gambhir is eager to reconnect with senior players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma ahead of the ODI series against England. The two-time World Cup champion praised the pair for their remarkable achievements in the 50-over format. He stated (via India Today):

“We are now getting two quality players (Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma) back in who’ve got a phenomenal record in one-day cricket. Hopefully they can come in and deliver and probably try and be as aggressive and positive as they can.”

Both Kohli and Rohit have over 10,000 runs in ODIs. Kohli is just 94 runs away from reaching 14,000 in the format, while Rohit has accumulated 10,886 runs in 265 ODIs.

Gambhir supported India’s aggressive approach in white-ball cricket, following their 247/9 total in the fifth T20I against England. The 43-year-old expressed his belief that India should continue to post massive scores.

“Just try and play as aggressively as we can. I think that we want to entertain the crowd. We want to entertain, we want to play that high risk cricket,” he added.

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