England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and chose to bat in the first ODI against India. Virat Kohli is sidelined due to a sore knee, while Mohammed Shami returns to the squad. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Harshit Rana make their ODI debuts for India. This is India's first ODI since August 2024, when they suffered a 0-2 defeat in a three-match series against Sri Lanka.