joss butler added another milestone to his decorated international career on Tuesday as he became only the second England cricketer to play 200 One Day Internationals. The experienced wicketkeeper-batsman reached the landmark during the opening ODI of the three-match series against India at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Only former England captain Eoin Morgan, who finished his career with 225 ODIs, played more matches for England in the format. Buttler made his ODI debut against Pakistan in Dubai on 21 February 2012, and has since established himself as one of England’s best white-ball players. Over the past 13 years, he has played a key role in England’s rise as a dominant limited-overs team, including their historic 2019 ODI World Cup triumph. The 34-year-old also captained England in white-ball cricket before handing over the leadership to Harry Brook. England chose to bat first after winning the toss at Edgbaston. Skipper Brook said the surface looked good for batting and hoped it would help the spinners later in the game. “We’ve got a bat today. It looks like a good surface, you don’t quite know what’s going to happen, but we’ll have our chance with the bat first. Hopefully we can get some spin in the second innings,” Brook said at the toss. India captain Shubman Gill admitted that he would have preferred to bowl earlier but welcomed the return of several senior players in the team. “Yes, definitely most of the seniors are back. We had Virat Bhai, Rohit Bhai, KL and Boom in the team. So the experience will be massive for us,” said Gill. Virat Kohli He returned to international cricket after almost seven months, after missing the home ODI series against Afghanistan due to a leg injury. India fielded three top-line lambs in Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna and Gurnoor Brar, while Shivam Dube made his first ODI appearance in nearly two years. England XI: Jacob Bethell, Ben Duckett, Joe RootHarry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jofra Archer, Liam Dawson, Josh Tongue, Adil Rashid. India XI: Rohit SharmaShubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Gurnoor Brar, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna.