Indian batting coach Sitanshu Kotak confirmed Virat Kohli's availability for the second ODI on Sunday in Cuttack after the batter missed the Nagpur ODI due to knee injury.

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With just 94 runs short of a 14,000 runs mark in the ODI, this news came as a disappointment as he sits out of the premier match.

This three-match series against England marks India's last ODI assignment before the Champions Trophy, which begins on February 19. The team has not played ODI cricket since August last year, when they lost a three-match series 2-0 in Sri Lanka, with one game ending in a tie.

India cleared 300+ runs in all three of their Cuttack ODIs in 2014, 2017 and 2019 and if they do so again Shubman will likely make a notable contribution, not least because he has cleared 35+ runs in 14 of his last 22 ODI innings on Indian soil.

Virat Kohli is fit to play the second ODI against England in Cuttack on Sunday after missing the first game due to a knee injury. India's batting coach Sitanshu Kotak confirmed his availability on the eve of the match.

India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak said that star batter Virat Kohli who missed the first ODI against England is currently fit.

The barren run of skipper Rohit Sharma and the selection conundrum that Virat Kohli’s possible return poses are the towering obstacles in India's quest for a series win against England in the second O

India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak provided a big update on Virat Kohli who missed out in the first ODI due to a knee injury. Kotak revealed that Kohli is fit and good to go in the second ODI at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on February 9.

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