New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Making the combinations right will be India's prime focus in the three-match ODI series against England, the first of which starts on Thursday (February 6) in Nagpur. The Men in Blue are coming after beating England 4-1 in an highly entertaining T20I series. The ODI series will mark a return of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, who were not in T20Is.

The ODI series against England will serve as India's only tune-up tournament ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, to be held in Pakistan and Dubai from February 19. Incidentally, India have played just three ODIs in 2024 in July-August.

With just three opportunities in hand, the Indian think-tank will be a...