Virat Kohli return to team India Squad: India is going to play Boxing Day Test against South Africa from 26th December. The command of the team has been handed over to Rohit Sharma for the two-match series. Virat Kohli has joined the team before the match.
In such a situation, Kohli was not available for the practice match in Pretoria on 20 December. Meanwhile, it was being said that Kohli has suddenly returned to India due to a family emergency and will return to the team before the first Test against South Africa.
Meanwhile, it is being said that BCCI and the Indian team management already knew that Kohli would not be present with the team from 20 to 22 December. Meanwhile, a key BCCI official said that "Virat Kohli will not be available for this match."
The team management had prior knowledge about this. This was not something that happened suddenly due to a family emergency. The official further said that the name of the player in question is Virat Kohli. He is quite plain about such things. Kohli had informed the management about his London trip in advance and it was planned in advance.
The Indian team, led by Rohit Sharma, will have a practice match in the morning on 24 December and a practice session in the afternoon on 25 December before the two-match series. Mohammed Shami, Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad will not be present during this period. KS Bharat and Abhimanyu Easwaran have been included in the team. India will try to end the drought of 31 years with this series.
