Virat Kohli, Ravi Shastri To Address Press Conference Before Indian Team Leaves For West Indies Series

Amidst the reports of Virat Kohli skipping the press conference prior to departure to the USA for the upcoming series against West Indies, The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that it will be holding a press conference. Apart from skipper Kohli, head coach Ravi Shastri will also address the media.

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Indian captain and coach always address media whenever the Indian team leaves for a foreign assignment. Right from taking over as head coach, Shastri has always shared the mic with Kohli and before the team Indian team leaves on Monday, the tradition will continue.

However, the duo is expected to face some tough questions from the media as reports have indicated a rift between Kohli and his deputy in white-ball cricket, Rohit Sharma. As per reports, there are two sections within the Indian team – with Kohli heading one group and Rohit heading another one.

It remains to be seen if Kohli is asked about the same and if reacts to these questions. The reaction of Shastri will also be interesting to see.

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This will be the final series for Ravi Shastri and his coaching staff as BCCI will soon start the process to appoint new coaches. As of now, Shastri looks set to retain the job as head coach.

Since BCCI has advertised for other positions as well there can be a case when there could be few changes in the present coaching staff, even if Shastri keeps his job. Bharat Arun, bowling coach of Indian cricket team, also looks set to keep his job. For now, no former player has applied for the job of the bowling coach.

India kick off the tour of West Indies with two T20Is in Florida, USA. The third T20I will be played in Guyana, that will also host the first of the three ODIs scheduled. Two-Test match series will follow the white-ball action. After the completion of the tour, India will play home series against South Africa.

Apart from Jasprit Bumrah, no other regular player was rested for the series. The right-arm pacer will return for two Tests.