Cricket fans were shock on Thursday afternoon after Rohit Sharma announced in the draw, ahead of the 1st Odi de India vs England, which Virat Kohli would not play the game. Before the Champions Trophy, the three hate against England are the only game in the format for the side led by Rohit Sharma. With Kohli losing one of the games, his preparation time for the Champions Trophy has been affected. A right knee pain forced Virat Kohli to leave the first odi against England in Nagpur on Thursday, but the scope of the problem was not clear immediately.
“Something went wrong last night,” said the former Wicktkeeper of India Deep Dasgupta while commenting.
After that, Ravi Shastri added: “I heard that there was swelling in the knee.”
With the ongoing series, India entered the final phase of her preparations of Champions Trophy and the team is already dealing with the persistent doubts about the talisman of the Jasprit Bumrah rhythm.
The Champions Trophy will begin on February 19 in Pakistan with India playing all its games in Dubai from February 20.
Management would expect the kohli knee injury not to be too serious and it is good to go in the remaining two games of the confrontation against England. The second game is in Cuttack on February 9, followed by the series-final in Ahmedabad on February 12.
“Unfortunately, Kohli does not play, a correct knee problem that happened last night,” said Captain Rohit Sharma in the raffle, surprising everyone.
The BCCI, known for disseminating only the minimum, came up with a declaration of a line, which did not add anything else to what Rohit had revealed.
“Virat Kohli was not available for the first hate selection due to a hard right knee, it is read in the joint update.
It is understood that Kohli did not beat for a long time due to apparent discomfort during Wednesday’s networks. On Thursday before the game, his right knee was seen strongly tied when he went out to make some transport sprints.
He did not look comfortable and had a little with Physio Kamlesh Jain closely watching his movements.
The 36 -year -old has not yet been taken by scan.
It will be interesting to if Kohli will go to Bangalore for a quick check at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) or accompany the team to Cuttleck for the next game.
With PTI inputs
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