India’s vice-captain Shubman Gill has expressed apprehension around Virat Kohli’s fitness, saying that the batting stallwart is fine and should be fit for the second one-day international against England in Cuttack on Sunday. Kohli, 36, was forced to remember the ODI series opener in Nagpur due to swelling in his right knee, left the team instead of being upset as it went into the final dress rehearsal for the ICC Champions Trophy. , Which started in Pakistan and Dubai. 19 February.
Gill, who scored a clinical 87 in India’s four-wicket win against England in Nagpur, told Disney-Hostr: “It’s nothing serious. He (Kohli) was fine during yesterday (Wednesday) practice, but He woke up with some swelling in himself. Kneeling this morning. , Even though he was in the 60s.
Jose Butler took a diving catch between Saqib Mahmud’s bowling as Gill, tried to intensify the innings, described a shot to leave India at 235/6.
“No, I was not thinking about my century. I was focusing on field placement and played my shots accordingly. I wanted to dominate the bowler, and I played the same shot in my 60s too. Will be, “Gill said.
Gill, who usually open an innings in ODIs, said that he had no problem in number 3 in the series against England.
“I play at number 3 in tests, so it was not a big adjustment. It is always a challenge in that situation because you have to be suited to the sports position. If the team loses quick wickets, then you should be wise to play wisely. If you need to play wisely if you need to play wisely. Choose shots, Gill said that it was not the team’s strategy.
“This is a personal option, not the team’s strategy. Each batsman plans to target specific areas. Many players are practicing sweeps and reverse sweeps in the nets to have more options while batting.” On his 94 -run partnership with Shreyas Iyer (59) for the third wicket, Gill said that once he had taken shape in the field, the scoring run became easier.
“We lost two early wickets, but plans to play the plan and not keep back according to the field. After a few overs, the line and length were predicted, helping us score fast.”
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