New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will return to the Indian fold after a month-long break when the Men in Blue take on England in the first ODI against England in Nagpur on Thursday. India will play a three-match ODI series which will fine tune their preparations for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025, starting later this month.

In th ODIs against England, the focus of the Indian team management will get their combinations right ahead of the big event. While the batting order looks set, the only headache for the Indian think tank is the wicketkeeper's slot with both KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant in the mix.

Notably, KL Rahul has been India's mainstay at no.5 in ODIs and managed both batting and wicketkeeping decently in ...