Virat Kohli To Play In The Zimbabwe ODIs?

 Virat Kohli To Play In The Zimbabwe ODIs?

Virat Kohli and Indian Selectors (Image Source: Twitter)

After having another disaster series against England in both the T20I and ODI formats, Virat Kohli was given a rest ahead of India’s tour of the West Indies later this month. India is scheduled to play three ODIs while five T20Is will be played also. As per recent reports, selectors wanted Viart to be a part of that tour. But, he himself wanted to take some break, and thus, he requested that from the Board.

Now, as per a member of the selection committee, Virat is most likely to get included for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe where he can get three ODIs to play. It can help him to regain some form ahead of the Asia Cup and T20 World Cup.

We will take a final decision close to the selection,” – a member of the selection committee on Virat Kohli

Speaking to InsideSport, that member told that despite this break, some competitive cricket is needed to get back in form. Hence, selectors want Virat to play against Zimbabwe for reclaiming his form ahead of the mega-events. He said: “Hopefully, the break allows him to rejuvenate mentally and get his form back. But without any competitive cricket, it will be difficult and that is why we want him to play against Zimbabwe. It’s his preferred format and will help him regain his form before the Asia Cup. We will take a final decision close to the selection,”

That series is scheduled to get kicked off on 18 August. However, all-star players are likely to be rested as Shikhar Dhawan is tipped to be the leader of the team for that series. This series will be followed up by the Asia Cup 2022 which is expected to be played in UAE instead of Sri Lanka.       

Speaking about Virat Kohli’s form, he failed to score a single century for India across all three formats since 2019. He failed to have a good white-ball series against England also after a failure in the one-off Test match at Edgbaston.

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