From the moment that India captain Rohit Sharma announced on Thursday that Virat Kohli will miss the 1st ODI against England in Nagpur, concerns among Indian fans with the Champions Trophy rise. BCCI said in an official update that Kohli was not available for selection in the first ODI in Nagpur because of a painful right knee. Injuries have been a rarity for Virat Kohli, who is a bench in terms of fitness. In fact, this is the first time since the South Africa versus India test in Johannesburg (3-6 January 2022) that Kohli missed a competition due to an injury. That makes it the first time in 1130 days that Kohli missed a competition due to an injury.
In anticipation of that match against South Africa, Kohli missed the second test against South Africa because of a upper back players.
The injury sustained by Senior Slagman Virat Kohli Prior to the first ODI on Thursday against England Here can be a small setback for India, because the injury does not look serious and the former India captain will probably be back in the next match.
Kohi was on the field with his teammates shortly after they arrived in the stadium, but warmed up for the first ODI with a strapping or kneecap on his right knee. This proves that the injury is not very serious and that he may no longer have to miss competitions.
Early in the morning there were some unconfirmed reports that all -rounder Hardik Pandya was taken to the hospital on Wednesday evening after complaining about stomach pain. However, the Indian team management has not confirmed anything. In the end, Pandya was admitted to the team, and it was Kohli who had to sit outside.
With Kohli not available for selection, the Yashasvi Jaiswal team management decided to give a first ODI cap, together with Tempo-Bowling all-rounder Harshit Rana, while Mohammed Shami made his comeback in the ODI team after the World Cup 2023.
Earlier there were expectations that Spinner Varun Chakravarthy could make his ODI debut after he was drawn up late in the team after his excellent bowling in the T20i series, in which he was appointed player of the series with 14 wickets, including a fiveer in the Third match in Rajkot.
In his press conference before the game, Schipper Rohit had hinted that Chakravarthy would play one of the games, because the team management was really impressed by his bowling in the T20Is, making the leg spinner in the fight for the upcoming Champions Trophy.
But in the end that would not be, and Chakravarthy would have to wait for his ODI debut while India decided to hand over the first cap to Rana.
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