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Watch: Rohit Sharma kicks Dinesh Karthik at the boundary entrance while being greeted with Kohli in Eng vs Ind 1st ODI

Cricket Gully | July 14, 2026 10:39 PM CST

The former Indian captain Rohit Sharma is known to have a great bond with the former Indian wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik. The 2018 Nidahas Trophy final match hero, Dinesh Karthik, is currently in England for his commentary duties that started with the 2026 ICC T20 Women's World Cup and have been continued to the ongoing ODI series between the Indian and English men's teams.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are the main catch for many and have eventually been former teammates to DK. Kohli even played under his mentorship and won two back-to-back IPL trophies for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. On July 14, India is playing England at Birmingham in the first ODI.

And as a basic gesture, DK waited at the boundary, right near the exit. Rohit was the first one to come out and eventually shook hands. However, while DK was preparing to greet Kohli, who was busy doing his obeisance at the boundary, Rohit literally stopped and kicked DK on his pelvis, stunning the latter.

Even though DK did greet Kohli properly after that, he had big shocked grin on his face as he exchanged a few more words with Rohit Sharma. The entire incident happened before the match even started and the players were actually warming up on the field.

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India sent to field first after England won the toss

The toss has been a win-win for both sides, as England wanted to bat first, and Shubman Gill, the Indian captain, claimed he would have bowled first had he won the toss. The Indian team, of course, saw the return of Ro-Ko along with Jasprit Bumrah.

Apart from that, India continued to have Gurnoor Brar in the side, who took two wickets so far. Apart from him and Bumrah, there is Prasidh Krishna for the pace department, with Shivam Dube as the pace all-rounder. In the spin department, its Axar Patel and Washington Sundar. For England, they handed the ODI debut cap to Jos Tongue to partner with Jofra Archer.

At this point, England is batting on 177, losing 6 wickets. Ben Duckett departed, scoring 43, and Liam Dawson is fighting in the early 40s. With him is standing Joe Root in his mid-30s.

For India, Prasidh had an equal share with Brar, taking two wickets and Bumrah and Dube managed one each after 36 overs.