England vs India 2018: 5 reasons why India lost the second ODI

Virat Kohli's rare off day during a run chase

Kohli showed signs that he might be human after all during the second ODI

When someone averages over 58 after 200 ODIs and is closing in on 10,000 runs in the format, it is almost taken for granted that they will do well in every game. Not helping the cause is a ridiculous run of form in 2018 ODIs that shows an average of 158.25 with three centuries and two fifties in seven ODI innings this year coming into the second ODI.

That and the fact that Virat Kohli holds the record for most centuries while chasing and most centuries in victorious chases means that it is almost taken for granted that he will see India over the line in an ODI run chase. But every once in a while, even someone who has redefined the word consistency will have an off day.

And that off day happened to be the second ODI for Kohli, where he still managed 45, thereby bringing down his average to 135.60 in ODIs this year.

Even the greatest have days when they exhibit signs of being mere mortals. And for Kohli that happened at Lord's and unfortunately, India couldn't come out on top despite that minor blip.