In rare developments, Indian fabrics Virat Kohli He missed his first ODI against the UK on Thursday due to a knee injury. Kohli trained with his knee tied up before the match began. Kohli then decides to let the team administrator know that they are not 100% ready. therefore, Shreeyas Iyer I nodded in his place. During the day, Kohli was found engaged in an animated chat with a former English batter Kevin Petersenwho works in the series as a commentator. This video gave fans a reason to laugh.
The fanshot video shows Virat and Pietersen discuss the former injury before the joke plays. The two exchanged some laughs and entertained the crowd.
What are they talking about? pic.twitter.com/rioayvke8x
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The video makes fans wonder what the two are talking about other than knee problems.
Indian Vice Captain Schubman Gill He was also asked about Kohli’s injuries at a post-match press conference. He said Kohli would definitely fit in time for his second match.
“When he woke up in the morning he had some swelling in his knee,” Gill said. “He was fine until yesterday’s practice session. There’s nothing to worry about. He’s definitely worthy of his next game.”
Kohli’s injury is a concern for the team. The Champions Trophy is scheduled to start in Pakistan on February 19th, and India has played all of its matches in Dubai since February 20th.
Management hopes that Kohli’s knee injury is not so serious and that he will be good to go to the remaining two matches of his showdown with the UK. The second game will be at Cuttack on February 9th and the series finale will follow on February 12th at Ahmedabad.
“Unfortunately Kohli wasn’t playing, the right knee problem that happened last night.” Skipper Rohit Sharma He said in the toss, surprised everyone.
The BCCI is known for leaking only the bare minimum, came up with a one-line statement and added nothing more to what Rohit revealed.
“Virat Kohli was not available for the choice of first ODI due to pain in the right knee.
It is understood that Kohli didn’t hit for a long time due to obvious discomfort during the web on Wednesday. His right knee was seen being badly tied up on Thursday before the match as he came out to do a shuttle sprint.
He didn’t look comfortable and stepped in a bit as Physio Kamlesh Jain kept his eye on his movements.
The 36-year-old has not yet been taken for a scan.
Includes ANI input
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