India look to ride on momentum

Virat Kohli-led Indian team will look to ride on the winning momentum when they take on World Champion England in a three-match ODI series starting today in Pune.

The series is also part of ICC cricket world Super League, also known as ODI super league, which will help to determine the teams for ICC ODI World Cup 2023. The top seven teams on ICC ODI Super League, apart from the hosts, automatically making to ICC World Cup 2023 in India.

England's three one-day internationals against India starting Today will be a fresh opportunity for players to make the case for World Cup places this year, skipper Eoin Morgan said. England lost a hard-fought Twenty20 series against India 3-2. But Morgan and coach Chris Silverwood say the tour is still providing valuable lessons about the tough conditions in the country where the T20 World Cup will be staged in October-November. And more will be learned from the ODIs in Pune, said to the captain.

"Given the World Cup round the corner, playing any international cricket at all is a huge opportunity for guys who have been on the fringes and not made selection so far," Morgan told reporters.