While the Indian cricket team is busy in the New Zealand tour to play the five-match ODI series and three-match T20I series, the Indian skipper Virat Kohli has been rested for the last two ODIs and the subsequent entire T20I series of this tour.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has released the statement about this where they have claimed that the decision has been taken after the views of the team management and Senior selection committee about the recent workload of Kohli.
The BCCI press release claimed, “Considering his workload in the last few months, the team management and Senior selection committee is of the view that it would be ideal for him to get adequate rest ahead of the home series against Australia.”
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It means that the Indian limited-overs opener Rohit Sharma will lead the national side in the last two ODIs as well as the entire T20I series of the ongoing New Zealand tour. The Indian cricket board hasn’t announced yet any replacement of Virat Kohli for those matches.
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While the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup is just four months away to begin, BCCI is focusing this rotation policy since the early last year. The Indian skipper Kohli has been rested in several international series/tournaments since early 2018.
In last March, Kohli was rested from the T20I tri-series Nidahas Trophy (hosts Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh) that was won by the Indian cricket team under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy. Later, prior to the long UK tour, he also missed the one-off home Test match against the Test debutant Afghanistan.
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Once again, Kohli was entirely rested during the 2018 Asia Cup in UAE in last year that was also won by the Indian cricket team under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy. Later, Kohli was rested during the home t20I series against Windies. Now, he has been rested for the later part of the ongoing New Zealand tour.
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Here are some Twitter reactions:
Virat Kohli rested for the remaining two ODIs and the T20I series on this New Zealand tour!
It will be first time this decade that Kohli will be missing an ODI outside Asia excluding Zimbabwe for any reason – rested/dropped/injured.
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) January 23, 2019
Kohli rested from Srilanka Series in 2017 for ODI n t20s
Kohli Rested from Nidahas Trophy.
Kohli Rested from Asia Cup Due to Injury.
Kohli rested from WI T20 Series.
Agree with all the rest he has taken from this series but Against Nz in ODI😒@imVkohli @BCCI
— Praveen TVK (@mafiapraveen) January 23, 2019
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So Kohli has been rested for next 2 matches.. I think Williamson should also take rest and let these kids play the next 2 matches #INDvNZ
— Tiilooo 2.0 (@KasamCinemaaki) January 23, 2019
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#Asktheexpert @StarSportsIndia Shouldn't Virat kohli be rested as well because he has also been playing continuously? We can't risk him at all as WC is around the corner.
— Ravindra Gupta (@ravgpt) January 23, 2019
So,Now both Kohli and Bumrah
=>"Backbone" of indian attack in batting & bowling departments have been rested for New Zealand T20Is.Very eager to see the result of the series.Hope it will in India's fever.😉#NzVInd#TeamIndia
— Smit Hapani (@SmitHapani) January 23, 2019
Kohli rested… so Rohit to score twin hundreds and claim #1 ranking? 🤔
— ItsNotComingHome (@StraighttDrive) January 23, 2019
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