After been hammered in the recently concluded test series, England will look to start the ODI series on a positive note. Eoin Morgan has returned to the helm for the visiting side which will have Jason Roy and Alex Hales opening the batting. The middle order is likely to comprise Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Morgan, wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler and Moeen Ali and an additional batsman in Sam Billings. The bowling department will be headed by leg-spinner Adil Rashid, who is likely to have Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett and a toss-up between the two all-rounders Ben Stokes and David Willey for company.

Here are the players to watch out for England in this 1st ODI -

• Eoin Morgan – The skipper will have to face tough task like test Captain Alastair Cook. Eion Morgan will be making a comeback in the ODI squad after the Bangladesh series. He will be first time captaining in India. His test as a batsman and a leader will start from January 15. He will be eager to stamp his authority as batsman and as a captain leading from the front.
• David Willey – This let arm all-rounder is asset to England team in limited overs format. He takes the new ball and picks up quick wickets. He is also a good batsmen, England may use him to score some quick runs. He is in very good form. He is coming from a good stint in Big Bash League; there he played for Perth Scorchers.
• Ben Stokes – The all-rounder and seam bowler was successful bowler for England in the recent test series against India. He is big match player for England. With big hitting abilities and accurate seam bowling, England are hoping that Ben Stokes fires today for his team.
• Joe Root – The best batsman of this generation. He is compared to Virat Kohli, as there both are modern greats of cricket. He is too good in all forms of the game, just like Virat Kohli. In the test series, he had few starts. However, accept for one hundred, he couldn’t get more. England will want their premiere batsman to fire in this ODI series. If England want to win this game, Joe Root should fire for this team.
• Moen Ali – The lone spinning all rounder for the hosts, England, he was the best in test series. He was also the leading run scorer and leading wicket taker for England. But few careless shots proved cosily in the end for his team. As a spinning all rounder, Moen Ali is an asset for England. Moen Ali is key player for his team. His team needs his top performance today, with the bat and bowl.