India v England ODI Series Preview – Impact on ICC Rankings

India take on England in 3 match ODI series from 23-28 March after the hosts clinched the Test series and T20I series against the visitors. All 3 ODI matches are scheduled to be played at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune.

This will be the first time Ben Stokes would feature in a ODI match since 2019 World Cup finals in July 2019. Team India boasts of Top 2 ranked batsmen in ICC ODI rankings in the form of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma!

Historic Record: India v England ODI

Overall: India Won: 53 | England Won: 42 | No Result: 3 | Tied: 2

In India: India Won: 31 | England Won: 16 | Tied: 1

Squads:

India:

Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (c), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shubman Gill, T Natarajan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav

England:

Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Eoin Morgan (c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk), Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Sam Billings, Reece Topley, Matthew Parkinson

India v England Schedule:

Date	Match	Time
23rd March, 2021	India v England 1st ODI Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune	1:30pm IST 8:00am GMT
26th March, 2021	India v England 2nd ODI Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune	1:30pm IST 8:00am GMT
28th March, 2021	India v England 3rd ODI Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune	1:30pm IST 8:00am GMT

Impact on ICC Rankings:

England is currently ranked at No.1 with 123 points in the ICC rankings table while India is just below them with 117 points. India can take the No.1 spot if they can win the series 3-0. India has also a chance to go down to No.3 if they lose the series.

• If India win 3-0: ICC points table-1. India: 120 points | 2. England: 119 points
• If India win 2-1: ICC points table- 1. England: 121 points |2. India: 119 points
• If England win 3-0: ICC points table- 1. England: 126 points | 2. New Zealand: 117 points | 3. India: 115 points
• If England win 2-1: ICC points table- 1. England: 124 points | 2. New Zealand: 117 points | 3. India: 117 points