New Delhi. The Indian cricket team suffered a big setback before the first test match against England. When Virat Kohli was out of the first two test matches. The board has said that Virat will not play the first two tests against England due to personal reasons. After Virat’s exit, BCCI has requested the fans to respect Kohli if he is out due to personal reasons. Meanwhile, former cricketer Kevin Pietersen also came in support of Kohli.
Kevin Pietersen wrote in a post from the X account, “If a sportsman withdraws his name due to personal reasons, then respect him.” Let us tell you that Kohli and Kevin Pietersen are very good friends. Both the players were part of Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2009. Pietersen has now retired from cricket and is often seen doing commentary.
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Shreyas Iyer can now come to bat at number four in place of Virat Kohli. Iyer is also known for batting at number four in domestic cricket. KL Rahul can be given a chance at number five. For the sixth position, Dhruv Jurel or KS Bharat can be given a chance in the playing XI. If this happens, one of the two players may win the lottery. After that, Jadeja, Ashwin, Bumrah and Avesh Khan or Mukesh Kumar can come out to bat.
Now the Indian team is like this for the first two tests against England- Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar. , Jasprit Bumrah (Vice Captain), Avesh Khan.
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Tags: India Vs England, Kevin Peterson, Virat Kohli
FIRST PUBLISHED: January 23, 2024, 16:07 IST