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Virat Kohli isn't playing in Nagpur ODI versus England: Details
Virat Kohli has suffered an injury (Image Source: X/@ICC)

Virat Kohli isn't playing in Nagpur ODI versus England: Details

Feb 06, 2025
01:19 pm

What's the story

Team India will be without the services of Virat Kohli in the first ODI against England being held at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur. During the toss, skipper Rohit Sharma confirmed the same after England opted to bat first. Rohit said, "Unfortunately, Virat isn't playing, he had a knee problem last night." Here are further details.

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Strapping around Kohli's right knee

Kohli was spotted with a strapping around his right knee and has been seen walking gingerly. He was seen with the side in a light practice session.

Jaiswal 

Jaiswal replaces Kohli, gets his debut 

Yashasvi Jaiswal replaced Kohli in India's playing XI. Jaiswal is making his ODI debut for Team India. He has already appeared in 19 Tests for India, scoring 1,798 runs at 52.88. He has also played 23 T20Is for Team India, scoring 723 runs at 36.15. Jaiswal is likely to open alongside Rohit with Shubman Gill moving to the middle.

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Here's the playing XI of India in 1st ODI

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami.