These are big boots to fill for Kohli, who will seek to carry forward the superb run in the home Test series into the limited over format. The three matches against the England are the only ODIs available for India to fine tune themselves before defending their Champions Trophy title in England in June. Back to the side to beef up the bowling attack are spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, who combined forces to decimate England 4-0 in the Test series that ended in December. They were both rested for the preceding ODI series against New Zealand that India narrowly won 3-2. However, he will be under pressure to perform with players like Manish Pandey and Kedar Jadhav, both named in the ODI team, breathing down his neck.

Source: dna January 15, 2017 06:11 UTC