Rohit Sharma failed, but the performance of Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, and Axar Patel stood out as India proved too strong for England to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series in Nagpur. The batting effort came on the back of a splendid bowling performance that restricted England to 248 after they were 71 for 0 in 8 overs at one stage. It was an all-round performance from India across all three departments. India were without Virat Kohli, who missed the game due to a knee injury he suffered on the eve of the match, and captain Rohit fell for two runs. But fifties from Shubman Gill (87), Shreyas Iyer (59), and Axar Patel (52) eased them past the target in 38.4 overs. Shubman returns to form Gill recently admitted to losing concentration in the red-ball format. Most of his dismissals in Australia were a sort of “brain fade.” But in the ODI format, where he was India’s best batter leading up to the 2023 ODI World Cup before dengue forced him to …