The management would hope that Kohli's knee injury is not too serious and he is good to go in the remaining two matches of the showdown against England
The series will also test the preparedness of veteran pacer Mohammed Shami and wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav, both of whom had been laid low by injuries and could be key to India's success in the Champions Trophy
It was Delhi's second win of the season but they are out of knockouts race from Elite Group D with Saurashtra and Tamil Nadu have qualified with 25 points
Interestingly, Railways (17 points from six games) have more than a fair shot at making the knock-out stages if they beat Delhi with bonus points and take their tally to 24
Between 2014 to 2019, Kohli has scored the bulk of his 80 international hundreds and since the end of Bangar's tenure, he has made only two Test centurion in the last five years
According to reports, several names are being considered for the position, which could play a crucial role in improving the team's overall performance, especially in the batting department
Following the hundred in the series opener, Kohli's troubles outside the off-stump compounded as he was caught in the slip cordon eight times over the course of five Tests
At the Sydney Cricket Ground, just after Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed by Scott Boland, the seamer nearly claimed his second wicket in quick succession. He found Kohli's outside edge, but Smith lunged to his right at second slip to take the catch.
Reports from Cricbuzz and SEN Radio have said Kohli was handed these sanctions for deliberately making physical contact with Konstas, which was assessed by match referee Andy Pycroft