The cricketing world was all abuzz, eagerly awaiting the grand return of Virat Kohli, the Indian maestro, set to make his long-awaited ODI comeback after a whopping 184 days. But just as the excitement reached a fever pitch, the wait got... well, a tad longer.
At the toss for the India vs England 1st ODI in Nagpur, Rohit Sharma dropped the ultimate plot twist. The Indian captain casually broke the news that Virat wasn't available for selection due to a sore right knee.
Kohli missing a match because of fitness issues? Now that’s rarer than a unicorn sighting! In fact, this was just the second time in his 17-year cricketing career that the Delhi dynamo had to sit out an ODI due to injury. T
he first time? Oh, just a little coincidence – it was against England too, back in 2022, when Virat was sidelined with a groin injury at The Oval.
Looks like even Kohli needs his "off days" sometimes!
