Form and fitness of seasoned stars is under the scanner as India enter the final phase of their Champions Trophy preparations with the three-match ODI series against England starting here on Thursday,

Rohit Sharma-led Team India will face England in a three-match ODI series as the teams look to finetune preparations before the 2025 Champions Trophy. From squads to schedule, here’s all you need to know.

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.

Varun Chakravarthy picked up 14 wickets in the five-match T20I series against England, including a five-wicket haul in Rajkot. He was also the player of the series for his stellar bowling performance.

In-form mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy was on Tuesday included in the Indian ODI squad after his heroics in the just-concluded T20I series against England as the team management wants the KKR myst