Cricket fans were sad on Thursday when Rohit Sharma said Virat Kohli could not play in the first ODI against England in Nagpur. Virat hurt his knee the night before, so Yashasvi Jaiswal took his place and made his debut.
Kohli’s injury comes after he struggled in the recent Tests against New Zealand and Australia, and also didn’t score well in the Ranji Trophy. Before the game, Kohli was seen with a bandage on his right knee and was trying to see if he could play. He jogged a little, did some stretches, and looked unsure while touching his knee.
Before this, the last time Kohli missed a match due to injury was in 2022 when he had back pain and couldn’t play a Test match against South Africa. Many fans were upset because he played poorly against Australia, often getting out to simple catches. Fans started to worry about his performance and batting style.
Even with these issues, lots of fans came to see him play at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. They were especially excited for Thursday’s game because Kohli is just 94 runs away from becoming the third player ever to score 14,000 runs in One Day Internationals (ODIs). Only Sachin Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara have done that before. If Kohli achieves this, he will be the fastest player to reach this milestone.
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