Virat Kohli’s 2. amid speculation of availability forRa ODI against England at Lord’s for Board of Control Cricket In India (BCCI) has surprised the cricket fans with a pleasant news. The former India captain missed the series opener at The Oval on Tuesday due to a groin strain. The development was confirmed through an official statement, but did not say anything about his recovery.
But the Indian cricket board dropped a major hint at the return of Kohli to the game at Lord’s. 2 . minutes beforeRa On Tuesday, in the ODI match, the BCCI shared a few pictures on social media in which the ace Indian batsman can be seen warming up in the nets and some spectators have their eyes fixed on him.
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“Virat Kohli warming up in the nets ahead of the 2nd ODI against England,” read the caption of the post.
Virat Kohli practicing in the nets ahead of the second ODI against England.#Engwind pic.twitter.com/BgDquilIOz
— BCCI (@BCCI) 14 July 2022
Earlier, the BCCI had also announced an 18-man squad for the T20I series against West Indies starting July 19 in Trinidad. Kohli has also not been included in the Caribbean T20. However, the BCCI in its official release has not mentioned whether he has been rested due to the injury or not. At the same time, fast bowler Bumrah and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal are also not named in the team.
The team will be led by Rohit Sharma while KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav, who missed the home series against South Africa due to related injuries, have made a comeback. However, his inclusion in the team depends on fitness.
Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant, who have been rested from the ODI leg, will play T20Is. The team also sees the return of veteran off-spinner R Ashwin, who has not made it to India’s T20I squad since the home series against New Zealand last November.
The return of Ravichandran Ashwin will give a boost to the spin department which also has Kuldeep, Ravi Bishnoi, Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja.
Meanwhile, Umran Malik, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sanju Samson, who were part of India’s squad for the first T20I against England, did not find a place in the squad. The selectors have rewarded left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh after his impressive debut, adding him to the seam bowling department along with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan and Harshal Patel.
(with agency input)
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