Virat Kohli of visible pain while warming up before the first ODI vs England. video

The injury suffered by senior batsman Virat Kohli ahead of Thursday’s first ODI against England in Nagpur, as the issue doesn’t look serious and the former Indian captain is likely to return to the next match. , may turn out to be a small setback for India. India’s captain Rohit Sharma told him in toss that Kohli had injured his right knee during practice on Wednesday evening and therefore had withdrawn from his first ODI. Both the Indian team manager and Kohli himself will feel disappointed in the loss of the opportunity to play the match, but the injury appears to be minor.

In an official update, BCCI said that Kohli could not be selected in Nagpur’s first ODI due to pain in his right knee.

Kohi was on the field with his teammates shortly after arriving at the stadium, but looked uncomfortable while warming with his right knee tied to his right knee. In the viral video, Kohli was seen talking to Indian team Physio while stroking his knee.

There were some unconfirmed reports early in the morning. After he complained of stomach pain, Hardik Pandya from Allrounder was taken to the hospital Wednesday night. However, the Indian team managers did not confirm anything. Ultimately, Pandya was included in the team and it was Kohli who had to sit.

With Kohli unable to choose, the team administrator decided to hand over the Maiden ODI cap to Yashasvi Jaiswal along with pace bowling all-rounder Harshit Rana while Mohammed Shami made a comeback to the ODI team after the 2023 World Cup .

Previously, there was hope that spinner Varun Chakravarthy could make his ODI debut after being drafted late by the team following a great bowling in the T20I series. In his third match at Rajkot.

At a pre-match press conference, skipper Rohit said that Chakra Valsy would play one of the matches as Team Management was really impressed with bowling at the T20IS and worn out the leg spinner for the upcoming Champions Trophy. It hinted at the

However, it was not the case in the end, and Chakravalsi has to wait for his ODI debut as India decides to hand over the first cap to Harshit Rana.

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