Joe Root is back in England’s ODI team for the first time since the 2023 Cricket World Cup. The 34-year-old Root will bat at No. 3 in the first match of the one-day international series against India in Nagpur on Thursday.

Joe Root surpassed Eoin Morgan to record the most fifty-plus scores for England in men's ODIs during the second ODI against India, scoring 69 runs off 72 balls. Despite Root's effort, which helped England post 304,

Joe Root paced his knock well and slammed 69 (72) deliveries, laced with six boundaries at a strike rate of 95.83.