Kohli misses the first ODI against England due to injury.
Virat Kohli will miss the first One-Day International against England in Nagpur due to a knee injury sustained on the eve of the match. He was replaced in India's XI by Yashasvi Jaiswal, who made his ODI debut with bowling allrounder Harshit Rana. India captain Rohit Sharma announced during the toss that Kohli had injured his right knee while exercising on Wednesday evening.
Jaiswal was supposed to begin with Rohit on the BCCI's team sheet, with vice-captain Shubman Gill, who would have opened if Kohli was fit, listed at No. 4, but it's unclear whether that order will hold. India lost the toss and bowled first in Nagpur.
Jaiswal was slotted to open with Rohit on the BCCI's team sheet with vice-captain Shubman Gill, who would have opened if Kohli was fit, listed at No. 4, though it remains to be seen if that order remains. India lost the toss and were bowling first in Nagpur.
The three matches against England are India's final ODIs before the Champions Trophy commences on February 19. They haven't played an ODI since August of last year, when they lost a three-match bilateral series 2-0 in Sri Lanka, with one match drawn.
Kohli's form has been questioned in recent months, and following a disappointing tour of Australia in which all of his dismissals were edges to the wicketkeeper or slip cordon, he spent a week training with former India and RCB batting coach Sanjay Bangar. He then played one Ranji Trophy game for Delhi, his first since 2012, and was bowled out for six against Railways.
Kohli's strongest format, however, is ODI cricket, and he is 94 runs away from being only the third hitter to score 14,000 runs in that format. Only Sachin Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara have previously reached this milestone, but Kohli will undoubtedly be the quickest.
