The India national cricket team got off to a poor start while chasing a target of 259 against the England national cricket team in the opening match of the three-match ODI series at Edgbaston on 14 July. After Rohit Sharma was dismissed cheaply, Virat Kohli also failed to perform well with the bat in his much-awaited return to India.
England national cricket team got a big wicket of India national cricket team in the ninth over as Jofra Archer dismissed Kohli for just 5 runs in the first ODI at Edgbaston. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma playfully kicked Dinesh Karthik during the Edgbaston reunion with Virat Kohli.
Jofra Archer surprises Virat Kohli with a brilliant LBW trap at Edgbaston
Jofra Archer has cleverly planned the dismissal of Virat Kohli at Edgbaston. After bowling a short ball, the England fast bowler bowled a full and straight ball, aiming at the stumps.
Kohli tried to play a flick shot past his stumps towards the leg side. However, the former Indian captain missed the ball completely and the ball hit him right in front of the middle stump.
The England players immediately appealed and the umpire raised his finger without any hesitation and gave Kohli out LBW. The swashbuckling right-hander had a brief discussion with Shubman Gill about taking up the Decision Review System (DRS), but ultimately he decided against it.
Kohli knew the ball was clearly going to hit the stumps, so the chances of overturning the decision were slim. The result was that he had to return to the pavilion after scoring 5 runs on 6 balls. After his poor outing, fans started making fun of Kohli, with some calling him a liability.
Here is how fans reacted to Virat Kohli’s dismissal:
King Virat Kohli
RO-KO is gone#INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/jT6eWMMfX7
– Revengeseeker (@revengeseekerr) July 14, 2026
MS Dhoni IPL Trophies – 5
Runs scored by Virat Kohli today- 5 pic.twitter.com/d4GEg1CsWZ– ` (@dvspeaxx) July 14, 2026
Virat Kohli deserves an Oscar for his acting. Brother is acting like we didn’t already know he plays for his home team. pic.twitter.com/cDH5fpTeOo
-` (@unfilterdguyy) July 14, 2026
King Virat Kohli attempted a wrist flick against Jofra Archer but was out LBW. Unlucky.
Excellent bowling by Joffra Archer. #viratkohli #jofraarcher #cricket#indiavsengland #england #icc #bcci
– Gaurav Kadam (@GAURAVK56005649) July 14, 2026
Why didn’t Virat Kohli take the review?
Stumps were clearly missing in it. pic.twitter.com/FNWozKsTVV
– Abhishek Kumar (@abhishek060722) July 14, 2026
Virat Kohli retired!
– Rohit Sharma (@hitma_45) July 14, 2026
Virat Kohli go back to the kitchen
– Pre. (@moxrhodes) July 14, 2026
Gautam Gambhir after the dismissal of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/b5MgWwQBUV
– Viral Kohli (@Nehr_who20) July 14, 2026
Jofra Archer after dismissing Virat Kohli #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/cRjkKaVy3g
— sajcasm (@sajcasm_) July 14, 2026
Virat Kohli missed his century by just 95 runs pic.twitter.com/7M9V8anqT9
– Kartik Sharma (@KartikSharmaFC) July 14, 2026
Virat Kohli 5(6) Edgbaston 2026: https://t.co/tneLd09P1o
– Nathan (@_nathanf38) July 14, 2026
Virat Kohli is finished and even age is not on his side. If he is truly selfless and puts the team before himself then he should retire gracefully and make way for Jaiswal.
– Karthik (@karthikcutz) July 14, 2026
Many more to follow…