India wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant failed to find a place in the Indian Playing XI for the first ODI against England as KL Rahul was preferred over him.

India will take on England in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur at 1:30 PM IST on February 6. India are flying high after registering a comprehensive win in the T20I series where they defeated the visitors 4-1.

In India's last ODI series against Sri Lanka, Rahul kept wickets in the first two matches, scoring 31 and 0, while Pant played the third game but managed only 6 runs. India could opt to include both players in the XI, but that would likely come at the expense of Iyer.

I ndia's chief selector Ajit Agarkar had rested his hopes on a Jasprit Bumrah return in the final ODI against England before the team leaves for the Champions Trophy in Dubai on F