Virat Kohli| MS Dhoni | India vs Australia 2019 |
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Indian National Cricket team fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has admitted that they don’t want to depend on their skipper Virat Kohli every time to win them matches following their loss at Hamilton. Meanwhile, New Zealand stunned the visitors as they beat them by eight wickets to pull one back after losing the first three games of the five-match series.

However, the men in blues were without their regular skipper Virat Kohli. The selectors have given them a break from cricket and will not take part in the last two ODIs and the T20I series to follow against New Zealand. Meanwhile, the men in blues have already sealed the five-match series winning the first three games.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have carefully monitored Virat Kohli’s workloads since the start of 2018, resting the captain for the Nidahas Trophy in Sri Lanka in March, India’s one-off Test against Afghanistan in Bangalore in June, the Asia Cup in the UAE in September and the home T20Is against West Indies in November.

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Virat Kohli has played 14 of the 15 Tests India played since the start of 2018 and leads the charts with 1345 runs. In the same period, Kohli is also the top-scorer with 1400 runs in 18 ODIs. In addition to, he recently swept the top-three honours at the ICC Awards for 2018, winning the Cricketer of the Year as well as the ODI and T20I Player of the Year.

Don’t want to depend on Kohli every time

Meanwhile, debutant Shubman Gill, who replaced Virat Kohli failed to stand up against a fiery Trent Boult, who single-handedly demolished the Indian batting order. Although he was unable to put runs with the bat, Gill has shown hints that he belongs to this place. Moreover, Bhuvneshwar Kumar also admitted that they don’t want to depend on Virat Kohli every time to win them matches.
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See you always miss him (Kohli) in such kind of wickets but at the same time, it was an opportunity for Shubman Gill who came in his place. What he (Kohli) has done is amazing but we always don’t want to depend on him,” Bhuvneshwar said at the post-match presentation ceremony.

The fifth and the final match of the series is on February 3 (Saturday) at Wellington. India will look to move onto the T20Is with a win on their side.

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