In a big setback for India earlier than the inaugural T20I against Afghanistan in Mohali on January 11, head coach Rahul Dravid confirmed that this star batter can be absent from the match attributable to private causes.
In a big setback for India earlier than the inaugural T20I against Afghanistan in Mohali on January 11, head coach Rahul Dravid confirmed that Virat Kohli can be absent from the match attributable to private causes. Dravid made the announcement in the course of the pre-match press convention, revealing that Kohli, who lately returned to the aspect after a year-long hiatus, will not be that includes within the collection opener.
In Kohli’s absence, the opening pair for India will comprise skipper Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal, who’re set to face the Ibrahim Zadran-led Afghan aspect at PCA IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. Notably, neither Rohit nor Kohli has performed a T20I since India’s 10-wicket loss within the T20 World Cup 2022 semi-final against England.
Addressing different speculations, Dravid clarified that there are not any disciplinary points regarding Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer. He defined that Kishan has not made himself out there for choice after requesting a break in the course of the South Africa tour. Dravid emphasised that there is no such thing as a disciplinary motion concerned in Iyer’s exclusion from the T20I aspect, stating that it’s solely a matter of choice primarily based on crew composition and the presence of a number of batters.
Dravid additionally dismissed any rumors of a disciplinary motive for Shreyas Iyer’s non-inclusion, stating, ‘Certainly, in Shreyas Iyer’s case, there may be completely no disciplinary motive for his non-inclusion. It’s simply that he missed out. There had been quite a bit of batters within the crew. Shreyas missed out, he did not play the T20Is in South Africa for those who observed. There are quite a bit of batters and it is not straightforward to suit everybody. So, completely, there is no such thing as a disciplinary causes in any respect. At least I did not talk about such issues with the selectors.’
As the ultimate T20I collection earlier than the T20 World Cup 2024 in June, Dravid emphasised the numerous function the Indian Premier League (IPL) will play in figuring out the ultimate squad for the mega occasion.
