IND vs ENG: BCCI’s big statement on Virat Kohli’s leave, know what it said
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BCCI has announced the team for three test matches against England. Virat Kohli has withdrawn his name from the entire series citing personal reasons. For this reason, Kohli missed both the initial test matches. Apart from Kohli, middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer is also out of the series due to injury. These three matches will be played in Rajkot, Ranchi and Dharamshala. The good news for the team is that injured KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja have returned, although they will need clearance from the medical team to take the field. On Kohli’s decision to remain unavailable from the Test series, BCCI said that they respect and support the decision of the former captain.
BCCI said this
BCCI said in a statement that the Senior Selection Committee has announced India’s team for the last three Tests of the Test series against England. The statement said that Virat Kohli will not be available for selection in the remaining series due to personal reasons. The board fully respects and supports Kohli’s decision. The participation of Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul depends on fitness clearance from the BCCI medical team.
Shreyas Iyer is out
However, BCCI did not reveal the reason behind Shreyas Iyer’s absence from the remaining matches. Iyer has scored 35, 13, 27 and 29 in the first two tests. On the other hand, Rahul and Jadeja could not play the second test due to injury. India has leveled the five-match series by defeating England by 106 runs in the second Test in Vizag. Bengal fast bowler Akash Deep has been included in the team for the first time in place of Avesh Khan.
The third match will start from 15th February
The third Test will start on February 15, 2024 in Rajkot, while the fourth Test will be played at the JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi from February 23. The fifth and last test match will be played in Dharamshala from 07 March. India would like to take the lead in the series by winning the third test match. The team expects better performance from its young players. Wicketkeeper batsman Dhruv Jurel has also been given a place in the team.
Indian team is as follows
Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul*, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wk), KS Bharat (wk), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja*, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep.
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