England captain Jose Butler won the toss and selected batting against India, who was injured in the first three one -day internationals on Thursday.
Visitors played the last time in the 2023 World Cup for the match in Nagpur, which welcomed the Root.
England were well defeated 4-1 in the previous T20 series.
ODIs came ahead of the Champions Trophy in Pakistan and Dubai from February 19.
India debuted opener Yashi Jaiswal and Peace bowler Harsit Rana, after star batsman Kohli lost his right knee.
Captain Rohit Sharma and Kohli returned to the ODI setup after struggling in both Test matches with a decline in losing 3-1 in Australia last month.
Ginger was running with right foot stuck in the Kohli group.
Teams:
India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Yashasvi Jeswal, Shriyas Air, Shabman Gul, Hardik Pandya, X -Patel, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Shami.
England: Ben Duckett, Phil Salt, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jose Butler (Captain), Liam Living Stone, Jacob Bethal, Briden Cars, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood.
Empires: Kn Ananthapadmanabhan (ind), Sharafudola (ban)
TV Empire: Chris Brown (NZL)
Match referee: Javal Sri Nath (Ind)