The first one-day international in Pune takes place on Sunday, 15 January, followed by matches in Cuttack on 19 January and Kolkata on 22 January. Root, 26, scored 491 runs in the recent 4-0 Test series defeat by India.
The Yorkshire player has the second best one-day international average of any England player in history, with 45.71 from 78 matches.
