Last Update: February 15, 2023, 12:03 IST
homeboy Virat Kohli After a long time, the Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi is ready to play a Test match. The 34-year-old has come a long way from his early days when he used to practice at the Kotla, which now has a pavilion named after him at the iconic cricket venue. The last time he played a Test match against Sri Lanka at this venue, he scored a double century and will hope for similar luck when he takes the field against Australia.
Meanwhile, Australia, who suffered a humiliating loss in the first Test, would look to make amends when they take the field in New Delhi. Earlier in Nagpur, he had got a crushing defeat by an innings. However, on Kohli’s return, he posted a picture with the caption: “A long drive towards the stadium in Delhi after a long time. Such a nostalgic feeling.”
Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Shreyas Iyer will be included India Team for Delhi Test
Middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer has been declared fit and has been asked to join the Indian squad for the second Test against Australia, starting February 17 in New Delhi.
Shreyas Iyer has successfully completed his rehab at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) following his back injury and has been cleared by the BCCI medical team,” Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCC) honorary secretary Jay Shah informed on Tuesday.
Iyer will join the team in New Delhi ahead of the second Test of India’s tour of Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Iyer had suffered a back injury ahead of the three-match ODI series against New Zealand. He was not included in the squad for the first two matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series as he was yet to recover from the injury.
The team management had earlier decided to release fast bowler Jaydev Unadkat from the Test team after the first match in Nagpur to represent Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy final.
India’s squad for the second Test: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Suryakumar Yadav.
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