Nagpur, Feb. 6 -- India skipper Rohit Sharma on Thursday heaped praise on Shubman Gill and Axar Patel's partnership following the Men in Blue's triumph over England in the first ODI match of the series.

Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer's mouthwatering fifties helped India to clinch a four-wicket triumph over England in the first ODI match of the series at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on Thursday.

Speaking at the post-match presentation, Rohit accepted that the Yashasvi Jaiswal and he didn't start well in the second inning. The skipper also gave credit to the bowling attack for their stupendous performance in the first inning.

"Pretty happy because we knew we were coming after a long time to this format. We wanted to ...