Kohli, taking charge after Mahendra Singh Dhoni relinquished the ODI and Twenty20 captaincy, went in with three pace bowlers and two spinners.
Veteran left-hander Yuvraj Singh was included in the India team for his first ODI since 2013.
England left out Sam Billings, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Dawson and Liam Plunkett.
Teams
India: Virat Kohli (capt), Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Lokesh Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Yuvraj Singh, Hardik Pandya, Kedar Jadhav, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav.
England: Eoin Morgan (capt), Moeen Ali, Jake Ball, Jos Buttler, Alex Hales, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Chris Woakes.
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SRI), CK Nandan (IND)
TV umpire: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SRI)
Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)