India's strongest ODI playing XI for the England tour

Middle order - Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina and Dinesh Karthik

Virat Kohli

Unless the team management wants to try Virat Kohli at number 4, it is pretty obvious that skipper Virat Kohli will walk out to bat after the fall of the first wicket. There is no one better than the right-hander in ODIs and he will look to continue his dominance in the English soil as well.

Suresh Raina last played an ODI for India in 2015 and it is highly likely that the southpaw might get into the Indian ODI side, thanks to his recent success. He will be facing some competition from Kedar Jadhav and taking his fielding skills into consideration, Raina might get the nod in the Indian middle order at number 5 followed by Dinesh Karthik, who is in the form of his life, as a finisher at number 6.