A heavily strapped-up Virat Kohli was seen giving his best during a pre-match fitness test in Nagpur on Thursday, but his efforts fell short as he was ruled out of the first ODI against England due to a “sore right knee.” The news of Kohli’s absence was confirmed by captain Rohit Sharma at the toss.

“Unfortunately, Virat isn’t playing; he had a knee problem last night,” Rohit shared at the coin toss, disappointing the large crowd that had gathered in hopes of watching Kohli in action, possibly for the last time in Nagpur in international cricket.