IND vs ENG: Big Blow for India as Virat Kohli likely to miss the remaining Test series -Reports

The much-awaited comeback of Virat Kohli has been postponed since the he is likely to miss the forthcoming Test matches against England.

Due to personal reasons, former India captain Virat Kohli was unable to play in the first two Test matches against England. Lack of Kohli Team India lost the first game of the series in Hyderabad, but on Monday, they defeated England in Visakhapatnam to tie the series 1-1.

On January 22, three days before the commencement of the first Test match of the series in Hyderabad, Kohli withdrew from the first two England Test matches due to personal concerns. On the same day, Kohli travelled to Hyderabad to join the Indian team for the opening Test match against England. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also asked the media and supporters for quiet on the star cricketer’s brief departure. Later, Kohli was cut from the Indian team.

So I wrote to him ‘Been wanting to check in with you (sic) for a while now Biscuits. How are you?’. He said ‘Just need to be with my family right now. I am doing well’.

‘Yes, his second child is on the way. Yes, it’s family time and things are important to him

No Kohli in the Indian squad

According to the most recent information, Kohli will be out from third and fourth Test matches against Ben Stokes’s led England. ESPNCricinfo has reported that they have ascertained that Kohli would be absent from the Rajkot and Ranchi Tests. India selected Rajat Patidar to replace former India captain Virat Kohli at bat after the latter missed the first two matches of the five-match Test series. In the second Test match against England, experienced all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and former vice captain KL Rahul were both absent from Team India under Rohit Sharma.

 

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