Archer, Root left out of England's 14-man squad for ODIs against India

England announce 14-man squad for the upcoming One-Day International (ODI) series against India. As expected, Jofra Archer misses out as he returns to the UK to deal with his elbow injury. Test captain Joe Root too does not feature in the squad. However, all-rounder Liam Livingstone and leg-spinner Matt Parkinson have been included. Chris Jordan and Dawid Malan, who played all five matches of the T20 International (T20I) series have been named in the reserves, along with fast bowler Jake Ball.

As a result of Archer's injury, he will also miss the start of IPL 2021. "The ECB medical team will assess the player and, together with Jofra, develop a treatment plan and a return-to-play schedule in due course. As a consequence, Jofra will miss the start of this year's Indian Premier League," according to Cricbuzz. 

Archer was named IPL 2020's Most Valuable Player (MVP) for his 20 wickets at an economy rate of 6.55 for Rajasthan Royals, who finished at the bottom of the table. 

Parkinson made his ODI debut last February in South Africa, while Liam Livingstone and Reece Topley join the team's 50-over squad after they were overlooked for the previous home series against Australia. Root, who played in that series, led England in the Test series in India before the limited-overs leg, has not scored a fifty in his last 10 ODI innings. 

All three ODIs will be played between March 23 and 28 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.

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

Reserves: Jake Ball, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan

Team India arrive in Pune for ODIs

The Indian cricket team arrived in Pune for the final leg of the ongoing series against England, which comprises three ODIs, beginning with the first game on Tuesday (March 23). After claiming the four-Test series 3-1, which was played in Chennai and Ahmedabad, India on Saturday (March 20) clinched the five-match T20I series by 3-2 margin at the refurbished Narendra Modi Stadium.

It is reliably learnt that the Indian team, led by skipper Virat Kohli, arrived here by a Chartered Flight from Ahmedabad at around 4.45 PM. The three ODI matches are to be played at the MCA stadium in Gahunje, on the outskirts of the city, on March 23, 26 and 28, sans spectators.

Karnataka pacer Prasidh Krishna, all-rounder Krunal Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav were included in India's 18-member squad which was announced on Friday. Apart from Kohli, the Indian squad also comprises Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant and bowlers led by Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

India had suffered a 1-2 loss in the ODI series in Australia last year.

(With inputs from PTI)