No Virat Kohli in IND vs ENG 1st ODI: India suffered a major injury concern ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 as star batter Virat Kohli was ruled out of the first India vs England ODI of the three-match series in Nagpur due to a knee issue. The announcement of Virat missing the game was confirmed by India captain Rohit Sharma after the toss.
While announcing Yashasvi Jaiswal and Harshit Rana’s debuts for Team India at the toss in Nagpur, Rohit also confirmed Kohli’s unavailability, saying, “Jaiswal and Harshit are making their debuts, unfortunately Virat isn’t playing, he had a knee problem last night.”
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The extent of Kohli’s knee issue remains uncertain, but pre-match visuals from the broadcaster showed him with a strap on his right knee. Footage also captured him walking cautiously, prompting Gautam Gambhir’s Indian team management to take a cautious approach.
Here’s a look at Virat Kohli’s pre-match visual with his knee strapped ahead of the IND vs ENG 1st ODI:
This is only second time Virat Kohli has missed an ODI match due to injury in his 17 years of cricketing career. pic.twitter.com/sL1YGJQdoy
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Here’s India and England’s playign 11s for the IND vs ENG 1st ODI in Nagpur:
IND vs ENG 1st ODI Playing 11s
India’s Playing 11 vs England: Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami
England’s Playing 11 vs India: Ben Duckett, Philip Salt(w), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(c), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood
