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- Gaurav Gupta

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For all the controversy and questions surrounding his place in the side after an extended poor run, Virat Kohli is reportedly likely to miss the first ODI against England at The Oval in London on Tuesday night due to a groin strain he suffered during the third T20I at Trent Bridge.

“Virat has a groin strain during the last game. It can’t be confirmed whether it happened during fielding or while batting. He will probably miss the first ODI tomorrow at Oval as the groin needs rest,” a BCCI source told PTI. A reliable source, though, confirmed to TOI that Kohli had travelled with the team bus from Nottingham to London.

If the former India captain misses out on the opening ODI of the series, it could be another blow for him in his bid to recover his form, which has been wretched for a long while now. The 33-year-old will then have the remaining two ODIs at Lord’s (July 14) and Manchester (July 17) to make his case for his white-ball future. Over the years, One-day cricket is the format where the Delhi man has truly ruled the cricketing universe-having slammed 43 centuries and 64 fifties, while scoring 12,311 runs@58.07 in 260 games.