IMAGE: Virat Kohli will miss the opening ODI with a knee injury. Photograph: BCCI
India's ace batter Virat Kohli was left out of the first One-Day International against England with injury.
'Virat Kohli was unavailable for selection for the 1st ODI due to a sore right knee,' the BCCI said in a statement on X.
Meanwhile, Mohammed Shami returned to the ODI fold and will play his first one-dayer after nearly 15 months.
India have two debutants in Yashasvi Jaiswal and Harshit Rana.
A cracker of a match is expected to be played out in Nagpur.
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