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ENGLAND TOUR OF INDIA, 2016-17

Live Cricket Score of India vs England, 1st ODI at Pune

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India 356-7 (48.1 Ovs)
Ashwin  15 (10)
England 350-7
Moeen  6.1-0-48-0
India won by 3 wkts
Kohli won the toss and elected to field in his first game as full-time ODI captain.
Kohli won the toss and elected to field in his first game as full-time ODI captain. © Cricbuzz

Behold the Virat Kohli era of Indian cricket. He may be the best batsman across formats at the moment but as he will discover very soon, captaincy (of all formats) can be a different animal altogether. But given the exemplary records of his predecessor, all eyes will definitely be on Kohli. Comparisons will be inevitable - How similar or how different is he to MS Dhoni?

Those will come later. Right now, it's about making a fast start. Results and combinations will be paramount. Because India have just about three competitive ODIs to go before their Champions defence. And in England, they face just the right opposition to test just where they stand in the ODI revolution.

Welcome to the first ODI of the three-match series from Pune. This is Kaushik Rangarajan. As Dhoni would say, 'Come... let's have some fun'...

They're easily the most improved side in the last 1.5 years. Morgan has infused new belief into England and white-ball cricket. So much so that they now hold the record for the highest ODI score - 444. Their fearless brand of cricket in the shorter forms has even earned them a new moniker - New England. There's firepower right from the top and they bat all the way down to 8 and 9. Weakness, if any, is only with the balance in the bowling attack which may be exacerbated on the Indian pitches. But other than that, they look solid.


Many a time I have seen him say 'Okay, don't worry I'll make the runs'. It could be even 400 runs and he would say he will make it - R Ashwin on Virat Kohli
Many a time I have seen him say 'Okay, don't worry I'll make the runs'. It could be even 400 runs and he would say he will make it - R Ashwin on Virat Kohli

Here's the new Indian ODI captain talking all about self belief. Read the interview,the latest offering from Ganesh Chandrasekaran in the Spotlight series.

Strategies. Let's face it. The Champions Trophy in June is going to be central to all decisions taken during this series. More so from India's point of view, because Kohli's men have only these three ODIs to play before they revert to Test mode again. Prakash Govindasreenivasan, our man at the venue, found contrasting takes on England's recent ploy to employ an 'all-out attack' ..

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