“Heard There Was…”: Ravi Shastri Spills The Beans On Virat Kohli Harm That Pressured Star Out Of 1st ODI | Cricket Information

Cricket followers have been in for a shock on Thursday afternoon after Rohit Sharma introduced on the toss, forward of the first India vs England ODI, that Virat Kohli wouldn’t be taking part in the match. Forward of the Champions Trophy, the three ODIs towards England are the one match within the format for the Rohit Sharma-led aspect. With Kohli lacking one of many matches, his preparation time for the Champions Trophy has been affected.  A sore proper knee compelled Virat Kohli out of the primary ODI towards England in Nagpur on Thursday however the extent of the issue was not instantly clear.

“One thing went fallacious final evening,” mentioned former India wicketkeeper Deep Dasgupta whereas doing commentary. 

After that Ravi Shastri added: “I heard there was swelling in his knee.”

With the continued collection, India entered the ultimate section of its Champions Trophy preparations and the aspect is already grappling with the lingering doubts round tempo talisman Jasprit Bumrah’s availability.

The Champions Trophy is because of begin on February 19 in Pakistan with India taking part in all their matches in Dubai from February 20.

The administration would hope that Kohli’s knee harm is just not too critical and he’s good to go within the remaining two matches of the showdown towards England. The second recreation is in Cuttack on February 9, adopted by the series-finale in Ahmedabad on February 12.

“Sadly Kohli not taking part in, a proper knee drawback that occurred final evening,” skipper Rohit Sharma mentioned on the toss, stunning everybody.

The BCCI, recognized for divulging solely the naked minimal, got here up with a one-line assertion, which added nothing extra to what Rohit had revealed.

“Virat Kohli was unavailable for choice for the first ODI because of a sore proper knee, the Board replace learn.

It’s understood that Kohli did not bat for a very long time because of obvious discomfort throughout Wednesday’s nets. On Thursday earlier than the match, his proper knee was seen closely strapped when he got here out to do some shuttle sprints.

He did not look comfy and hobbled a bit with physio Kamlesh Jain preserving a detailed watch on his actions.

The 36-year-old hasn’t but been taken for scans.

It will likely be attention-grabbing to see whether or not Kohli will go away for Bengaluru for a fast check-up on the Nationwide Cricket Academy (NCA) or accompany the workforce to Cuttack for the following recreation. 

With PTI inputs