Kohli will miss the Exams in Hyderabad and Rajkot after lacking the primary T20 in opposition to Afghanistan for a similar motive.
India batter Virat Kohli will miss his facet’s first two Check matches in opposition to England attributable to private causes, the nation’s cricket board confirms.
The previous nationwide staff captain missed the opening recreation of the latest T20 collection with Afghanistan, citing the identical motive, however returned for the second and third matches.
Kohli, 35, has been a daily fixture for India’s Check facet, and the final time he missed a recreation was in January 2022 when he was dominated out of the second match of the collection in opposition to South Africa in Johannesburg due to an harm.
The five-match collection in opposition to England begins in Hyderabad on Thursday whereas the third Check begins on February 15 in Rajkot.
“Virat has spoken to captain Rohit Sharma, the staff administration and the selectors and has emphasised that whereas representing the nation has all the time been his prime precedence, sure private conditions demand his presence and undivided consideration,” the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) stated in an announcement on Monday.
“The BCCI respects his determination and the board and staff administration has prolonged its assist to the star batter.
“The BCCI requests the media and followers to respect Kohli’s privateness throughout this time and chorus from speculating on the character of his private causes.”
The board stated a substitute for Kohli can be added to the squad for the primary two matches.
Earlier than the T20 collection in opposition to Afghanistan, Kohli had been enjoying solely Check cricket for India since the Cricket World Cup ultimate defeat by Australia in December to handle his workload.
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Virat Kohli withdraws from first two Exams in opposition to England citing private causes.
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