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Why is Kohli not in South Africa?

Why is Kohli not in South Africa?

India skipper Virat Kohli will not be a part of the second Test against South Africa in Johannesburg, with KL Rahul leading in his absence. Kohli misses out due to an upper back spasm which troubled him in the morning.

Why Kohli is not in Sri Lanka tour?

Rahul, Yadav and Chahar's absence were majorly because of their individual injuries. Kohli and Pant, on the other hand, had been rested for the third T20I against West Indies in Kolkata and this series.

Why is Kohli not captain in second test?

Kohli will not be taking part in the second Test because of an injury as confirmed by stand-in captain KL Rahul who said that Kohli is suffering from an upper back spasm.

Why is Virat not in the squad?

Kohli had announced that he will be stepping down as the T20 captain of the Indian team post the T20 World Cup 2021 in October this year while citing workload issues. "It's like I said… I personally requested him (Kohli) not to give up T20 captaincy. Obviously, he felt the workload.

Is Kohli playing against South Africa?

Team India Test skipper Virat Kohli has been ruled out of the second Test against South Africa due to an upper back spasm. KL Rahul, who's India's stand-in skipper for the game at The Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, put forth the development during the toss on Monday.

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Why Kohli not captain?

Virat Kohli, who was removed as ODI captain and resigned as Test and T20 skipper, has said that he “doesn't need to be a captain to be a leader” and has a role as a batsman to “make the team win more' and will “take pride in that”.

Why did Virat Kohli get dropped?

Shortly after it was announced that Rohit Sharma would be the vice-captain for the Test series in South Africa and as skipper for the subsequent ODI games, he had to drop out of the entire South African tour because of a recurring hamstring problem. Rohit will be 35 in April and Kohli will be 34 in November.

Which state is Virat Kohli from?

Virat Kohli was born on 5 November 1988 in Delhi into a Punjabi Hindu family.

Why did Virat Kohli not play T20?

Virat Kohli has left the Indian team bubble ahead of the third T20I due to personal reasons. Sources in the BCCI have confirmed that the erstwhile India captain left Kolkata on Saturday morning and will be missing out on the final T20I fixture to be played at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.

Why Kohli is not in T20 squad against Sri Lanka?

1) Rishabh Pant and Virat Kohli have been rested for the third and final T20I against West Indies and the T20I series against Sri Lanka. They have exited the team bio-bubble in Kolkata. 2) KL Rahul and Washington Sundar are yet to fully recover and were not available for selection for the Sri Lanka series.

Why is KL Rahul not playing against SL?

KL Rahul will also be unavailable due to concerns surrounding his fitness. Jasprit Bumrah has been named as the vice-captain of both the Test and the T20I sides for the series against the Sri Lankans, returning to the squad after the series in South Africa.

Why was Kohli out of 3rd T20?

Virat Kohli and Rishabh will not play the third T20 against the West Indies on Sunday as they have been permitted a break from the Covid bio-bubble by the BCCI.

Why is Kohli not playing Ind vs WI?

The BCCI has given Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant a 10-day break, following which they left the Indian team's bio-bubble for their respective homes before Sunday's third T20 International against the West Indies.

Why Virat Kohli leave Test captaincy?

The inevitable came a bit early as Virat Kohli on Saturday quit as India's Test captain, saying he did his job with "absolute honesty" and time was right to quit the leadership role. Kohli's announcement came a day after India suffered an embarrassing Test series defeat against South Africa.

Why Kohli retired?

The BCCI said that the selection committee opted to remove Kohli as ODI skipper because they didn't want "too much leadership" in white-ball formats. Kohli later claimed that he was only informed about the change in leadership during his call with selectors to pick a squad for the South Africa series.

Who is the ODI captain of India?

ODI captain Rohit Sharma opens up on prospects of leading Team India in Tests after Virat Kohli | Cricket - Hindustan Times.

Is Kohli leaving captaincy of India?

New Delhi: Legend Virat Kohli, India's most successful Test captain, on Saturday took to Twitter to announce that he has decided to quit as Indian cricket team's captain in Test format.

Is Virat leaving captaincy?

Kohli stunned the cricketing world by stepping down from the Test captaincy following India's 1-2 series loss to South Africa. He had earlier relinquished T20 captaincy after the World Cup last year, something that led to a war of words with BCCI, leading to his removal from ODI leadership.

Is Kohli resigning from captaincy?

BCCI responded to the announcement by Kohli and said, “Courage, Passion, Grit & Determination! Thank you, @imVkohli!” Kohli quit the captaincy in Test cricket after leading India for seven years in a total of 68 Test matches and returned with 40 wins, 17 losses, and a win percentage of 58.82.

Is Virat Kohli playing T20 2022?

Senior Indian player Virat Kohli, who was rested for the Sri Lanka T20I series, is going through a lean patch in the ongoing IPL 2022 for Royal Challengers Bangalore. The former RCB skipper has amassed 128 runs in nine innings at an average of 16 and recorded successive golden ducks.

Why Virat Kohli is not in today's match?

“Unfortunately Virat has had an upper back spasm and hopefully he'll recover for the next Test,” said KL Rahul. Hanuma Vihari replaced Kohli. Jasprit Bumrah is the vice-captain in the Wanderers Test.

What is the date of 3rd T20?

The third match of the three-match T20I series between India and West Indies will be played on Sunday, February 20.