"Green track. Senior Indian batsman. Groin injury. Hmm..." - Fans troll Virat Kohli for being unfit for 1st ODI vs England

Virat Kohli would have been hopeful of finding his form back in the ODIs. (P.C.:Twitter)

Virat Kohli is not a part of India's playing XI for the first ODI against England at The Oval on Tuesday. There were reports that the 33-year-old had picked up a groin strain and captain Rohit Sharma confirmed at the toss that he was being monitored.

This means that Shreyas Iyer will be batting at the No. 3 position.

Virat Kohli certainly hasn't been in the greatest of forms, but the one-day format is arguably where he has been at his best. Kohli could have got a bit more time to settle down and perhaps get back into some much-needed form.

Fans on Twitter were disappointed that they would have to wait a bit longer to see their favorite player back in action. With the next ODI set to be played at Lord's with a gap of just one day, it is unclear whether Virat Kohli will be able to feature in the ODI series.

Some fans also took a dig at Kohli for getting injured at the wrong time. They felt that as a senior player who played with stitches during the 2016 IPL season, Kohli should have shown similar commitment towards the country. Others trolled him after India found themselves in an incredible position even without Kohli.

Here are some of the reactions:

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Can play with major injuries IPL,but wants Rest even for minor injuries playing for india. Wow! Not expected from you Virat Kohli. #KingKohli https://t.co/Pgs01RnZS3

Green track. Senior Indian batsman. Groin injury.

Hmmm...

Virat Kohli is in the dressing room, hoping he recovers soon.

#ViratKohli #KingKohli #INDvsENG #ENGvIND #INDvENG #ENGvsIND https://t.co/emoGEK5rVa

No Virat Kohli.! This is the best format for Kohli to get the tone back.! Hope he will fine in the 2nd ODI.!

This Indian team is invincible without virat kohli 🔥

Like this tweet , who are not gonna watch this match bcoz of Virat Kohli's Absence

Indian team without kohli😭 #ENGvsIND https://t.co/ExkKHCLOb8

Wishing speedy recovery Virat Kohli 🤞❤️

Indian team without Virat kohli is something else. Now it's look like proper gentleman's game.

If Virat Kohli not playing this ODI then it will be second most heartbreaking thing for academy, first one is still the retirement of Morgan before this series 💔😔 #ENGvIND

India on top of England even without Virat Kohli

Under cloudy conditions, captain Rohit Sharma opted to bowl first. He would not have even dreamt of the situation India are in at the moment, with England already eight wickets down inside their first 20 overs.

Jasprit Bumrah has been absolutely bang on the money with an incredible opening spell, where he gave away just nine runs and picked up four wickets. Interestingly, of these four, Jason Roy, Joe Root and Liam Livingstone were not able to open their accounts.

Mohammad Shami has provided great support with three wickets as India are in a hurry to finish off the game, with England reeling at 89/8 in the 20th over at the time of writing.