SA vs IND: Will Virat Kohli take a break from ODI and T20 cricket

Team India Tour Of South Africa: India's star batsman Virat Kohli has decided not to participate in the ODI and T-20 against South Africa. According to the report, he will not play white ball cricket at present. He wants a break for some more time. However, he will be available for the two-Test series against South Africa.

Virat Kohli has informed BCCI about taking a break from white ball cricket. According to the report of The Indian Express, Kohli will not be a part of the Indian team for the ODI and T-20 series at present. Will visit India and South Africa in the month of December. Here India will play ODI, T-20 and Test match series.

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KL Rahul or Jasprit Bumrah can take command

It has also been said in this report that Indian team captain Rohit Sharma also wants a break from ODI and T-20 series. In his place, wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul can take command of the team. At the same time, the selectors can also consider making Jasprit Bumrah the captain. Earlier, KL Rahul had taken command of the team on the South Africa tour in the year 2022, when Virat Kohli left the captaincy and Rohit Sharma was injured.

Virat has gone to London for a holiday

It is noteworthy that Virat Kohli was the highest run-scorer in the recently concluded World Cup 2023. Virat Kohli had scored 765 runs in 11 matches. After losing the final, the senior players of the Indian team are on a break. These include Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah and Shreyas Iyer. Kohli has currently gone to London for a holiday.