talkSPORT betting tips – Best bets and expert advice for India vs England 1st ODI

India completed an emphatic 4-1 T20 series victory over England on Sunday and the first of three ODIs between the teams starts in Nagpur at 8am on Thursday. England captain Jos Buttler must rouse his players after their 150-run drubbing in the fifth T20 as India welcome back stars including Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja for the one-dayers. talkSPORT BET welcome offer – Get £20 in free bets* India vs England 1st ODI tips Shubman Gill to score under 36.5 runs @ 17/20 Ben Duckett to be England top batter @ 21/5 Brydon Carse to be England top bowler @ 31/10 India opener may struggle to make an impact England were thumped 4-1 by India in the T20 series but they will face a very different home side in the 50-over internationals. Both teams are building towards this month’s ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan and the UAE so India will want key top-order batters Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill to find form. Kohli has scored two centuries in his last three ODIs in Nagpur, where Rohit struck 125 off 109 balls in a 2017 win over Australia. Skipper Rohit is likely to open the batting with Gill, who endured a tough Test tour of Australia and may be worth opposing in the first ODI. The right-hander has played some sparkling ODI innings, most notably his 208 against New Zealand in Hyderabad in January 2023. But a runs line of 36.5 looks too high for a player who was dismissed for 16, 35 and six in his last series in Sri Lanka in August 2024. Gill was bowled for nine by Chris Woakes in India’s win over England at the 2023 World Cup and he made 31, 28, one, 20 and 13 in five Test innings against Australia in December and January. Duckett can build on promising ODI efforts against Australia Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan opened the batting for England against India at the World Cup, where Jos Buttler’s men suffered a humiliating league-stage exit. They have been replaced at the top of the order by Phil Salt and Ben Duckett, who had mixed fortunes during the T20 series against India. Salt’s only contribution of note was a blistering 55 in England’s total of 97 all out in Mumbai on Sunday, when Duckett was dismissed for a first-ball duck. However, dynamic left-hander Duckett played nicely in the third and fourth T20s, cracking 51 off 28 balls and 39 off 19, and he is an eye-catching price to top-score in Nagpur. Duckett, an excellent player of spin, made an unbeaten 107 off 78 deliveries in a rain-affected ODI against Ireland in September 2023. The following year he was moved up to open the batting in the ODI side and celebrated his promotion with scores of 95, 32, eight, 63 and 107 against world champions Australia. Pacy Carse looks primed to rattle home batters Powerful fast-bowling all-rounder Brydon Carse has swiftly become an important player for England in all three formats and he can kick on after an impressive T20 series against India. Carse took 3-29, 2-28, 1-39 and 3-38 in his four 20-over outings and should be backed to be England’s leading wicket-taker in the first ODI. His confidence is high after an excellent Test tour of New Zealand and he played all five ODIs against Australia in September. The Durham quick dismissed opener Travis Head – player of the match in the Aussies’ World Cup final win over India in 2023 – three times in the last four ODIs and he is capable of unsettling India’s batters in this series. talkSPORT BET welcome offer – Get £20 in free bets* All odds correct at time of writing. *18+ New customers only. Opt in & bet £10+ via mobile on any sports at 2.00+ odds within 7 days. No Cash out. Get 4x £5 Free Bets on selected markets. Free bets expire in 7 days. Card payments & Apple Pay only. T&Cs apply, see below. GambleAware.org | Please gamble responsibly Remember to gamble responsibly A responsible gambler is someone who: Establishes time and monetary limits before playing Only gambles with money they can afford to lose Never chase their losses Doesn’t gamble if they’re upset, angry or depressed GamCare – www.gamcare.org.uk Gamble Aware – www.begambleaware.org For help with a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or go to www.gamstop.co.uk to be excluded from all UK-regulated gambling websites. Commercial content notice: Taking one of the bookmaker offers featured in this article may result in a payment to talkSPORT. 18+. T&Cs apply. Begambleaware.org

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talkSPORT betting tips – Best bets and expert advice for India vs England 1st ODI

India completed an emphatic 4-1 T20 series victory over England on Sunday and the first of three ODIs between the teams starts in Nagpur at 8am on Thursday.

England captain Jos Buttler must rouse his players after their 150-run drubbing in the fifth T20 as India welcome back stars including Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja for the one-dayers.

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India vs England 1st ODI tips

  • Shubman Gill to score under 36.5 runs @ 17/20
  • Ben Duckett to be England top batter @ 21/5
  • Brydon Carse to be England top bowler @ 31/10

India opener may struggle to make an impact

England were thumped 4-1 by India in the T20 series but they will face a very different home side in the 50-over internationals.

Both teams are building towards this month’s ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan and the UAE so India will want key top-order batters Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill to find form.

Kohli has scored two centuries in his last three ODIs in Nagpur, where Rohit struck 125 off 109 balls in a 2017 win over Australia.

Skipper Rohit is likely to open the batting with Gill, who endured a tough Test tour of Australia and may be worth opposing in the first ODI.

The right-hander has played some sparkling ODI innings, most notably his 208 against New Zealand in Hyderabad in January 2023.

But a runs line of 36.5 looks too high for a player who was dismissed for 16, 35 and six in his last series in Sri Lanka in August 2024.

Gill was bowled for nine by Chris Woakes in India’s win over England at the 2023 World Cup and he made 31, 28, one, 20 and 13 in five Test innings against Australia in December and January.

Duckett can build on promising ODI efforts against Australia

Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan opened the batting for England against India at the World Cup, where Jos Buttler’s men suffered a humiliating league-stage exit.

They have been replaced at the top of the order by Phil Salt and Ben Duckett, who had mixed fortunes during the T20 series against India.

Salt’s only contribution of note was a blistering 55 in England’s total of 97 all out in Mumbai on Sunday, when Duckett was dismissed for a first-ball duck.

However, dynamic left-hander Duckett played nicely in the third and fourth T20s, cracking 51 off 28 balls and 39 off 19, and he is an eye-catching price to top-score in Nagpur.

Duckett, an excellent player of spin, made an unbeaten 107 off 78 deliveries in a rain-affected ODI against Ireland in September 2023.

The following year he was moved up to open the batting in the ODI side and celebrated his promotion with scores of 95, 32, eight, 63 and 107 against world champions Australia.

Pacy Carse looks primed to rattle home batters

Powerful fast-bowling all-rounder Brydon Carse has swiftly become an important player for England in all three formats and he can kick on after an impressive T20 series against India.

Carse took 3-29, 2-28, 1-39 and 3-38 in his four 20-over outings and should be backed to be England’s leading wicket-taker in the first ODI.

His confidence is high after an excellent Test tour of New Zealand and he played all five ODIs against Australia in September.

The Durham quick dismissed opener Travis Head – player of the match in the Aussies’ World Cup final win over India in 2023 – three times in the last four ODIs and he is capable of unsettling India’s batters in this series.

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