[WATCH]- Team India Gives Debut Caps To Two Youngsters In IND vs ENG 2025 1st ODI

Team India awarded maiden ODI caps to two young players ahead of the series opener against England at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on Thursday, February 6. Opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal and fast bowler Harshit Rana are set to make their One-Day International debuts.

Before the toss, Jaiswal received his ODI cap from captain Rohit Sharma, while senior pacer Mohammed Shami presented Rana with his cap. Although this marks their first ODI appearance, both players have previously represented India in Test and T20I cricket. You can watch the video here:

𝘼 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙔𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙫𝙞 𝙅𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙬𝙖𝙡 & 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙩 𝙍𝙖𝙣𝙖! 👏 👏

ODI debuts ✅ ✅ as they receive their ODI caps from captain Rohit Sharma & Mohd. Shami respectively! 👍 👍

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Jaiswal made his Test debut in July 2023 against the West Indies, making an immediate impact with a brilliant 171-run knock in India’s first innings. His first T20I appearance followed in August 2023, also against the West Indies.

The 23-year-old has featured in 19 Tests and 23 T20Is, accumulating 2,521 international runs. Meanwhile, Rana received his maiden Test cap during the opening match of India’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in November last year.

He made his T20I debut during India’s recently concluded five-match series against England, entering as a concussion substitute for Shivam Dube. So far, Rana has played two Tests and one T20I, claiming a total of seven wickets across both formats.

England Wins Toss, Elects to Bat First in ODI Series Opener Against India

England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to bat first in the ODI series opener against India in Nagpur. The hosts were without senior batter Virat Kohli, who was unavailable due to a knee issue. At the toss, Rohit Sharma mentioned that India had planned to bowl first regardless. He said:

“We would have bowled, it does not matter now. We know that we will have the bowl in our hands now and we want to be nice and aggressive at the start and see where we go. It was really nice to get some time off but it is a great chance to do well at the same time.”

“It is really important for us to get some game time, try and maximize whatever opportunity we get. Yashasvi and Harshit make their debuts and unfortunately Virat is going to miss out as he had a problem in his right knee which happened late in the last night.”

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