India, Feb. 6 -- Contrary to the usual opening combination for India in ODI cricket, which was much expected to remain the same during the home series against England in the build-up to the Champions Trophy, India featured debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal as the opener alongside captain Rohit Sharma in the game in Nagpur on Thursday. Shubman Gill, on the other hand, dropped to No. 4 in the line-up.

After being set a target of 249 runs at the VCA Stadium, Jaiswal, who was handed his debut cap in the format earlier in the afternoon, walked down the dressing room to open for India in the match, followed by Rohit. It came as a huge surprise given that Gill, the India vice-captain, has been the skipper's primary opening partner in ODI cricket. The t...