Cricket fans in for a shock on Thursday afternoon after Rohit Sharma Announced at the Toss, Ahead of the 1st India vs England Odie, that Virat Kohli will not be playing the match. Ahead of the champions trophy, the three odis aganst engine are the only match in the format for the Rohit Sharma-LED side. With kohli missing one of the matches, his preparation time for the champions trophy has been affected. A sore right knee forced Virat kohli out of the first Odi Against England in Nagpur on Chiurs on Chiursday but the extent of the problem was not immmediatedly clear.
“Something Went Wrong Last Night,” Said Former India WicketKepender Deep Dasgupta While Doing Commentary.
After that Ravi Shastri Added: “I heard there was swelling in his knee.”
With the Ongoing Series, India Entred the Final Phase of its champions trophy preparations and the side is alredy Grappling with the Lingering Doubts Around Pace Talisman Jasprit Bumrah’s
The champions trophy is due to start on February 19 in Pakistan with India Playing all their matches in Dubai from February 20.
The management would hope that kohli’s knee injury is not too serial and he is good to go in the remaining two matches of the showdown against England. The second game is in cuttack on February 9, Followed by the series-finale in ahmedabad on February 12.
“Unfortunately Kohli Not Playing, A Right Knee Problem That Happened Last Night,” Skipper Rohit Sharma said at the toss, Surprising Everyone.
The BCCI, Known for Divulging only the bare minimum, came up with a one-line statement, which added not added noting more to what rohit has revised.
“Virat Kohli was unavailable for selection for the 1st Odi due to a sore right knee, the board update read.
It is undersrstood that kohli Didn’T bat for a long time due to apparent discomfort during wedding wedding Nets. On thuresday before the match, his right knee was seen heavily strapped when he came out to do some shuttle spores.
He didn Bollywood look comfortable and hobbled a bit with physio kamlesh jain keeping a close watch on his movements.
The 36-yar-old hasn’T Yeet been taken for scans.
It will be interesting to see when you kohli will leave for Bengaluru for a Quick Check-up at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) or Accompany the TEAM to Cuttack for the next game.
With pti inputs
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