After winning the Test series 3-1 and the T20Is 3-2, India will now host defending world champions England for three ODIs, all of which will be played at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune. Ahead of the series, here is a statistical preview.
1 series or tournament won by England on Indian soil – back in 1984/85. England beat India 4-1 on that occasion. Since then, England’s best record have been two 3-3 draws, in 1992/93 and 2001/02.
1 uncapped player in the England squad – Liam Livingstone. He may become their 258th debutant.
1.206 India’s win-loss ratio (514 wins, 426 defeats), the third-most, after South Africa and Australia. With 1.121, England are at fifth place.
1.261 India’s win-loss ratio against England (53 wins, 42 defeats), their second-best against any side with a 100-match cut-off. India have a ratio of 1.625 against Sri Lanka. England’s ratio (0.792) is their second-worst, just better than 0.75 against Australia.
2.809 England’s win-loss ratio over the last five years (59 wins, 21 defeats). India (2.333) are at second place.
3 uncapped players in the Indian squad – Krunal Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, and Prasidh Krishna. They may add to their list of 232 ODI caps.
4 ODIs at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, so far. India have won 2 (against England and New Zealand) and lost 2 (against Australia and West Indies).
5 catches needed by Ben Stokes (45) to become the eighth English non-wicketkeeper to hold 50 catches.
8 wickets needed by Yuzvendra Chahal (92) to become the 23rd Indian to take 100 wickets.
145 runs needed by Jos Buttler (3,855) to become the 11th Englishman to 4,000 runs. He will also become the 10th to do this while keeping wickets. Among England wicketkeepers, only Alec Stewart (4,017) has done this.