Virat Kohli was not picked on Thursday for the first India vs England ODI. The ODI is one of the few three games that India will play for the Champions Trophy 2025, which starts on February 19, and Kohli misses the game comes as a big blow to the team -led team. The team already has to do with the injury of Jasprit Bumrah, with his availability in question. Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Shami also come back after a long injury break.
India captain Rohit Sharma said on the toss: “Jaiswal and Harshit make their debut, unfortunately Virat does not play, he had a knee problem last night.” The visuals painted a grim image. Videos showed Kohli who ran carefully with a heavily tied right knee. The extent of the injury is unknown, but the Indian cricket team management of Gautam Gambhir clearly does not take a chance.
The presence of the 36-year-old in the competition was greatly expected, because, despite his test struggle, there is very little doubt about the greatness of Virat in ODIs. Since the 2023 start, he has made 1,435 runs in 30 ODIs on an average of 65.22, with six centuries and eight fifty. His best score is 166*. His success rate is 98.42.
He scored TOP during the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup (both tournament and in all-time lists), with 765 runs in 11 games on an average of 95.62, with three games and six fifty, who the 'Player of the Tournament' Award won. During the Sri Lanka Odis last year he could only score 58 points in three innings, with the best score of 24.
India captain Rohit Sharma would first have threw when winning the Worp. “We would have clamped first, but regardless of the throw, it is about carrying out our plans. Now that we first bowling, we want to start aggressively and set the tone early. It's good to be back after a break, it's time Reflect and re -focus.
England (play XI): Ben Duckett, Philip Salt (W), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Butler (C), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood
India (play XI): Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill, Kl Rahul (W), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kulaep Yadav, Mohammed Shami.
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