Joe Root says some England players have to “learn on the job” in 50-over cricket due to lack of exposure to the format.

Root was a class apart in the second one-day international in Cardiff with a chanceless 99 that took England to a four-wicket victory in difficult conditions.

In domestic cricket, the One-Day Cup is played in the same window as The Hundred and has therefore become more of a development tournament.

Collectively, England’s top six batsmen on Thursday had played more than 400 fewer matches than their Indian counterparts in List A cricket (which combines one-day internationals with major domestic white-ball competitions).

“I think that’s one of the biggest challenges for this team and the young players coming through,” Root, 35, said after England’s victory.

“Not just now, but for the next while, anyone who comes into this team will not have the great experience and understanding of 50-over cricket because we are no longer exposed to it.

“There’s not that element of grounding that happens before you get to this level, which happens in other parts of the world, so you have to understand that there are going to be times where guys are going to have to learn on the job and they’re going to have to learn quickly.”

England reached their target of 234 in the 45th over in a game that looked like a more traditional ODI, where Root’s knock, along with Virat Kohli’s 65 in India’s innings, relied on rotating strikes, playing the ball late and punishing anything loose.

Due to the conditions, it was a stark contrast to some of the batting produced by the 2019 World Cup-winning England team, but Root stressed the importance of being able to adapt.

“You have to be brave and know that you can absorb the pressure, because you always have more time than you think and you can really invent things,” Root added.

“The more gears you can have, the better player you will become in the long run.

“Some guys will do their tricks, sometimes you’ll be on a course where 400 is an even score, which can happen.

“But you have to have reach and the hardest thing for guys who make it in English cricket is that everyone who plays T20 cricket can manipulate the pitch and take the game, but when you get into a situation like that, on a wicket like that, can you find a way to make it ugly and just cross the line?”