“Really absurd”- Twitter reacts as BCCI announces 18-member squad for T20I series against West Indies; Virat Kohli rested

“Really absurd”- Twitter reacts as BCCI announces 18-member squad for T20I series against West Indies; Virat Kohli rested

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced an 18-member squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against West Indies on Thursay afternoon, just ahead of the 2nd ODI match between India and England. The tweet mentioned the inclusion of KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav if they are fit to play. Virat Kohli has been rested for the series.

Squad for India vs West Indies T20I– “Rohit Sharma (C), I Kishan, KL Rahul*, Suryakumar Yadav, D Hooda, S Iyer, D Karthik, R Pant, H Pandya, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, R Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav*, B Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh. 

*Inclusion of KL Rahul & Kuldeep Yadav is subject to fitness,” writes BCCI.

You can see their post below:

Check Twitter’s reactions:

https://twitter.com/Clocktower45/status/1547501222562697216
https://twitter.com/kingashu1008/status/1547510602217578498
https://twitter.com/LordGod188/status/1547512913694380034
https://twitter.com/kunaalyaadav/status/1547504292398915584

As expected Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah have been rested for the tour. Kohli has sustained a mild injury that also ruled him out of the 1st ODI against England. Bumrah has been playing non-stop cricket.

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“But he has got to find his way”- Saurav Ganguly on Virat Kohli

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Virat Kohli and Saurav Ganguly

Virat Kohli is in poor form and it is clearly seen in his game. BCCI president Saurav Ganguly gave a strong verdict regarding Virat Kohli’s form.

“Of course, look at the numbers he has got in international cricket that doesn’t happen without ability and quality. Yes, he has had a tough time and he knows that. He has been a great player himself. He himself knows by his own standards it has not been good and I see him coming back and doing well. But he has got to find his way and become successful, which he has been for the last 12-13 years or more and only Virat Kohli can do that, ” said BCCI President Sourav Ganguly while speaking to ANI.

“These things will happen in sport. It has happened to everybody. It has happened to Sachin, it has happened to me, it has happened to Kohli. It is going to happned to future players. That’s part and parcel of sport and I think as a sportsman you just need to listen, be aware of what it is and just go and play your game,” Ganguly added.

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