Published: Jul 12, 2022, 07:43 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 12, 2022, 07:43 PM (IST)
London: Star India batter Virat Kohli was trolled by England’s fan army, Barmy Army after he was left out of the playing 11 for the first ODI against England at Kennington Oval, London. Kohli suffered a groin injury in the third T20I against Jos Buttler’s men and was ruled out of the match.
Meanwhile, Barmy Army trolled Kohli saying that he was dropped from the team. Kohli’s form has been a hot topic of debate in recent times. The former India skipper has been going through a lean patch for a while now and questions are being raised about his place in the Indian team. Many experts have gone on record to say that Virat Kohli cannot be an automatic choice in the Indian team. Notably, Kohli’s last century came way back in 2019, in the Day-Night Test against England.
— England’s Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) July 12, 2022
Meanwhile, the Barmy Army got some solid responses from the Indian fans who trolled them back, reminding them of England’s performance in the ongoing match.
Roy + Root + Stokes = Kohli’s total in the game today, lads
— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) July 12, 2022
This is disrespectful u guys are crossing limits…
— saqib🇮🇳 (@iamsaquibafzal) July 12, 2022
What Root z doing in ODI
— the_name_is_Bond (PARODY) (@BOND_PARODY) July 12, 2022
India won the toss and opted to bowl at the Kennington Oval. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami came out all guns blazing and rattled the England top order. Jason Roy, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, and Liam Livingstone were out even without opening their accounts. England are 101-9 at the time of writing.
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, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna
