Former Indian spinner Dilip Doshi comes hard on the Indian skipper Virat Kohli’s decision of missing the last three Tests against Australia to attend the birth of his first child. Doshi asserted that he would have given more importance to national duty if he had a choice during his career. Virat came back to India on paternity leave and will miss the last 3 Tests of the crucial tour, which plays a key role in the World Test Championship cycle.

The Indian skipper will be with his wife and Bollywood actor, Anushka Sharma as the couple expects their first child in January. India are under a spot of bother now as they will be without Virat Kohli after that horror loss in Adelaide.

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Ainkya Rahane will lead the side in Kohli’s absence in the remainder of the Test series. Kohli looked in good touch in the first innings as he played a confident knock of 74 before being run-out after a bad mix-up with vice-captain Rahane.

During a recent chat with Sportskeeda, Dilip Doshi said, “I know this is a modern phenomenon that people believe that they ought to be by the side of their family and spouses when they deliver a child. I understand all that. But when you are on a national duty If I put myself in his shoes, I wouldn’t have gone. For me, national duty comes before everything else.”

Doshi also said that BCCI didn’t had the option of turning down teh request of the Indian skipper’s decision as they can’t force their players to be with the team instead of his spouse on such occasions.

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Describing the same, Dilip Doshi said, “This is a highly individual and institutional approach. Legally, you cannot stop somebody from doing that. The cricket board cannot have a rule saying the players cannot go and be on the side of their spouses for such an occasion. Personally, I wouldn’t have gone.”