India's predicted playing XI against England for the 1st ODI

MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya

MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya

MS Dhoni has come back to life thanks to IPL 2018. He was hitting runs for fun in this year's IPL and got the runs at a strike rate in excess of 155. MSD could only bat once in the T20 series and he made the most of the opportunity as he scored 32 runs in 24 balls. He has scored 9967 runs in 272 innings at a strike rate of 88.4 in the 50 over format. He scored 586 runs in 18 innings at England at a strike rate of 87.

Hardik Pandya has made a name for himself as one of the best all rounders in the present world due to his excellent hitting abilities and wicket taking skills. He has given the Indian team a much more balanced look and delivered several match winning performances. He has a strike rate of 116 in ODI cricket and has picked up 39 wickets in 38 matches while conceding at 5.45.

He has a strike rate of 195 in England and has scalped 4 wickets in 5 matches at an economy rate of 6.