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England v India: Specsavers 2nd Test - Day Four
Continuous failure of Indian openers

#3 Skipper Virat Kohli's recurring back problem

England v India: Specsavers 2nd Test - Day Four
Virat Kohli after the second test match

Indian team's skipper and their number one batsman right now, Virat Kohli's back injury surfaced again while fielding in the last match. It is the same problem which repeatedly keeps plaguing him.

Due to this problem only, Virat was seen struggling in this year's Indian Premier League. He also had to miss the test match against Afghanistan and the county season for Surrey.

India's batting is over-dependent on Kohli as almost 40 percent of their runs in the current series have been scored by him. Though Virat looks assured of being fit before the Nottingham test, if that does not happen, the Indian team is going to face a lot of trouble.

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