WATCH: Rohit Sharma & Co. receive warm welcome at Nagpur airport ahead of ODI series against England

India won the T20I series against England by 4-1. The last game of the series was played in Mumbai, and India won the match by 150 runs. As the T20I series ended, the attention shifted to the ODI series between India and England. For the opening One-Day International encounter against the Three Lions, the India cricket team, captained by Rohit Sharma, traveled to Nagpur. Fans warmly welcomed the Indian cricketers, including Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

The Indian cricket team received a thunderous welcome in Nagpur. Rohit Sharma was accompanied by star players like Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, and others as the team flew to Nagpur for the opening ODI match of the series, which is scheduled for February 6. The team is essentially ready for the competition, but there is only one change for this ODI series Harshit Rana will replace Jasprit Bumrah. 

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INDIAN CAPTAIN ROHIT SHARMA & HIS TEAM ARRIVES IN NAGPUR...!!!!

- It's time for ODI series. [RevSportz] pic.twitter.com/Etm3vQfi80

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Jasprit Bumrah is not available for the ODI series against England as he continues to recover from his back injury which happened in the last Test match against Australia in BGT. However, team India is hoping that Bumrah will make a comeback ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy which will take place in Dubai. 

Gautam Gambhir wants India to play "aggressive brand" of cricket 

Gautam Gambhir, the head coach, stated that he wants India to continue their success in T20Is by playing an "aggressive brand" of cricket in ODIs."Just try and play as aggressively as we can. I think that we want to entertain the crowd. We want to entertain, we want to play that high risk cricket," Gambhir told the broadcasters after the match. Since becoming the coach of the India team Gautam Gambhir has to win an ODI series. His first assignment as coach saw India lose the ODI series against Sri Lanka.

On Thursday, February 6, India will play England in their first One-Day International at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. The three-match series against England will be important for India to prepare for the ICC Champions Trophy. At the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on February 20, they will play their debut Champions Trophy match against Bangladesh.