The Indian team wants to say goodbye to the UK tour with good memories, so now the last hope is left from the ODI series. The 3-match ODI series between India and England will be played from July 14-July 19. Virat Kohli will also be seen playing in this ODI series. Meanwhile, former cricketer Sanjay Bangar has told the secret of Virat Kohli’s rigorous practice.

Sanjay Bangar, who has been the batting coach of the Indian cricket team, told how extraordinary efforts Virat Kohli has made to prepare for the England series. Let us tell you that Virat has not been seen in Team India’s jersey after January this year. Due to injury, he could not play in the ODI series with Afghanistan.

Why do you practice with Sanjay Bangar?

Sanjay Bangar says that before almost every big series, Virat Kohli contacts him and schedules a batting session. Former cricketer Bangar says that Virat tries to remove even the smallest shortcomings in his batting by practicing continuously for 2-3 hours. They practice until they get satisfaction.

Virat Kohli is very extraordinary…

During a conversation on The Great Indian Cricket Show, Sanjay Bangar said, “When you go to England, two things matter most. First is how you play the swing and second is how much late ball you can play. Since the 2014 tour was not good for Virat, he had done extraordinary practice before the 2017-18 tour.”

at 6 am…

Bangar told that he and Virat Kohli used to reach the Mumbai ground by 6 or 6:30 in the morning, so that they could practice in England-like conditions with the help of dew. He said that if more time had passed, they would have poured more water on the pitch, due to which the ball would have started moving.

According to the former batting coach, Virat Kohli used to practice a lot and his hard work paid off. During the 2017-18 England tour, Virat scored 593 runs in 5 Test matches at an excellent average of 59.30 and also scored 2 centuries. He was the batsman who scored the most runs in the test series. Even in the ODI series, Virat scored runs at an average of 63.67.

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Virat Kohli has retired from T20 International last year. At the same time, this year he has also said goodbye to Test cricket. Kohli will now be seen playing ODI only for India. He last played for India in March. In such a situation, there is a question in the mind of the fans, when is Kohli going to return to the field. Please tell that Kohli has started training. They are sweating a lot in Lord’s.

Kohli is training in Lord’s, ready to return

Kohli is away from the ground since IPL 2025. But they continue to practice sessions to keep themselves fit. Kohli is currently sweating heavily in Lord’s. So that they are fully prepared for the upcoming matches. Kohli also took pictures with fans outside the training center of Lord’s Stadium, which are becoming fiercely viral on social media.

Kohli can return in October

Kohli can return to the field against Australia in October. India has to play a three -match ODI series and 5 -match T20 series against Australia. If Kohli has retired from T20, then he can be seen playing in the ODI series. The ODI series will start on 19 October.

Virat Kohli with Fans outside the Lord’s.

– The king is prepaering for a massive return! pic.twitter.com/6OH3HNGL1U

– Mufaddal Vohra (@Mufaddal_vohra) August 23, 2025

Kohli can create history in the series against Australia

If Kohli plays in the series against Australia, then he will have a chance to create history. Kohli has scored 14,181 runs in ODI cricket so far. He is the third highest run -scorer in ODIs. Kohli will become the second highest run -scorer in ODI cricket, scoring just 54 runs. Sangakkara is currently in second place with 14,234 runs.

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