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

Ben Duckett and Joe Root scored fifties but England lost seven for 85 as they settled for 304 all out in their must-win second ODI against India in Cuttack. Duckett’s 65 helped England off to another fine start and Root anchored the middle overs with a typically busy 69,

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,

Former cricket star Kevin Pieteresen went on an epic rant after England suffered their fourth consecutive One Day International series defeat ahead of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy

England batsman Joe Root will make his first ODI appearance since 2023 after being named in the team to face India in the opening match of the series in Nagpur on Thursday.

Joe Root will feature in an ODI match for the first time since the 2023 World Cup. The former captain will bat at No. 3 for England in the series opener in Nagpur on Thursday.

India take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the one-day international series against England after Rohit Sharma's superb century in Cuttack.

Virat Kohli has returned from a knee injury as England won the toss and opted to bat against India in the second ODI at the Barabati Stadium on Sunday. India won the first ODI in Nagpur by four wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.