Kevin Pietersen feels that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma can serve India for another couple of years. Rohit and Kohli will make a return to the Indian team for the England ODIs before they get ready for the Champions Trophy.

India head coach Gautam Gambhir placed his faith on batting icons Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to play "massive roles" in the Champions Trophy and said they add "so much value" to the team and the country`s cricketing landscape in general.

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly backed senior India batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to return to form during the ICC tournament. Ganguly also felt that India are not the outright favourites to lift the ICC title.

India's squad for the upcoming ODI series sees several changes from the T20I squad, with key players such as Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, and Kuldeep Yadav making their return.

Abhishek Sharma’s masterful 135 off 54 deliveries consigned England to their heaviest-ever T20 defeat and spearheaded India to a 4-1 series victory in Mumbai. England’s bowlers were battered from pillar to post as Abhishek produced a chanceless innings of crisp timing and no little power,

The fifth and final T20I between India and England saw several records tumble. India won by a mammoth margin of 150 runs and took the series 4-1. After posting 247/9, they bundled England out for just 97.