New Delhi, July 15 -- Shubman Gill continued his love affair with the Edgbaston cricket ground as the Indian captain's graceful 80 laid the foundation for a walk-in-the park six-wicket victory over England in the first ODI on Tuesday. With this win, India registered their first victory on the tour after a T20I series debacle, and now, have taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.

Axar Patel, much panned for his recent low returns in T20Is, played the perfect support cast with a superb all-round show of 4/62 and an unbeaten 57 off 52 balls in what could have otherwise been a tricky chase.

Chasing a perfectly gettable target of 259, the Indian skipper mixed poise and style in equal measure before suffering from cramps, but Washingt...