The barren run of skipper Rohit Sharma and the selection conundrum that a fit-again Virat Kohli’s return poses are the towering obstacles in India's quest for a series win against England in the second ODI here on Sunday.

Rohit Sharma's struggles continued as he perished for just two in the first ODI, failing to shake off the disastrous run in the Test series against Australia.

Team India aims to secure the ODI series against England in Cuttack, but faces challenges with Rohit Sharma's poor form and Virat Kohli's potential return, creating a selection dilemma. Kohli's comeback would likely see Shreyas Iyer or Yashasvi Jaiswal dropped.

Team India skipper Rohit Sharma was seen giving his fan an autograph on his own sketch as a video of the same emerged on social media on February 7, Friday. In the video shared on the social media platform of X, the fan had drawn a beautiful sketch of the star Indian cricketer.

Rohit Sharma’s struggles continued as he perished for just two in the first ODI, failing to shake off the disastrous run in the Test series against Australia.

Virat Kohli has recovered from the knee injury that ruled him out of the 1st ODI against England and the former India captain is all set to play the 2nd game in Cuttack on Sunday, batting coach Sitanshu Kotak announced on Saturday.

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

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.

Team India ODI vice-captain Shubman Gill provided a crucial fitness update on talismanic batter Virat Kohli after the Men in Blue’s four-wicket win against England at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium in Nagpur.