Virat Kohli Expected To Stay Back In England After White-Ball Series - Reports

Indian batter Virat Kohli will likely stay back in the UK following the conclusion of the white-ball series against England, as per reports.

Kohli has not been named as part of the T20I or ODI squads for the West Indies tour. He has been rested for both the series and as per Insidesport.in, he is expected to stick around with his family.

The 33-year-old’s availability for the 2022 Asia Cup is unknown but he will be keen to come back and perform in the tournament. The selectors are probably going to come to a final assessment on his standing for the T20 World Cup there as well.

His place in the T20I side is already under threat with the likes of Deepak Hooda performing brilliantly in the limited opportunities he has gotten in the absence of Kohli.

Hooda will get another chance to prove his credentials as he has been named for the T20I and ODI squads for the upcoming tour of the West Indies. He has a great chance of cementing his place in the Indian squad.

India’s squad for 3 ODIs vs West Indies:

Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Ravindra Jadeja (vice-captain), Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.

India’s squad for 5 T20Is vs West Indies:

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul*, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav*, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.

*The inclusion of KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav is subject to fitness.

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