Cricinfo's informer Nagraj Gollapudi reports that Kohli is playing. He had a good ten-odd minute batting session, moved well and punched well, but didn't hook that well, although he gave a nod to Rahul Dravid. The India coach then walked to Shreyas Iyer and did fist bumps - possibly to say, sorry, you are not playing. England will be searching for answers, as Andrew Miller's preview states, with threat of Bumrah, Rohit and co lurking.
"Since the end of the 2015 World Cup till now, only 4 players have featured in over 100 ODIs - Adil Rashid, Eoin Morgan, Virat Kohli and Jason Roy. Joe Root is set to be the 5th one today."
The first ODI was all about Bumrah's 6 for 19, but here comes his long-time partner in crime Mohammed Shami, who got to 150 ODI wickets in record time to mark his comeback in the format.
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Teams:
England (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w/c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Craig Overton, David Willey, Brydon Carse, Reece Topley
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna
Rohit Sharma: We're going to bowl first. Less grass for sure but looks like there is some moisture in the pitch. Looking at the size of the ground, we thought it's better to have a score on the board. Virat Kohli comes back in for Shreyas Iyer. He's (Bumrah) a proper bowler, no matter which the format is. GIves us a different dimension and can bowl in any phases of the game. Always nice to have a bowler like him in the squad. I thought it was quite challenging (to keep wickets), as in England, ball tends to move even after passing the stumps. He (Pant) did take some really good catches. They were very important for us. It (Lord's) is one of the best stadiums in the world, so the guys are keen to play well here. Sun is out, so perfect conditions.Yes. Virat Kohli is playing today 😊
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