Indian batsman Virat Kohli has returned to India ahead of the two-match Test series against South Africa starting on December 26. Kohli, who recently traveled to South Africa for the Test series, had to return due to a family emergency. The exact details of the emergency are not clear, but sources from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) say that he is expected to be back in Johannesburg in time for the first Test, which starts at Centurion on December 26. Kohli left for Mumbai a few days ago after obtaining permission from the team management and the BCCI to skip the three-day practice match. He had arrived in India a few days earlier and is expected to return today, December 22.
Just a few days after arriving in South Africa, it is now reported that Virat Kohli had to return to his home country due to a family emergency. This is not good news ahead of the start of the Test series, as he is a prominent batsman. Additionally, opener Ruturaj Gaikwad has been ruled out of the Test series due to an injury.
According to a report, Ruturaj Gaikwad has been ruled out of the two-Test series against South Africa, while Virat Kohli had to miss the three-day intra-squad game currently underway in Pretoria. Sources from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) say that the young opener has not recovered from a finger injury. He has been released by the Indian team management in South Africa and will not be a part of the Test series.
26-year-old Gaikwad sustained a finger injury during the second ODI match played in Port Elizabeth on December 19 and has not yet recovered from it. The BCCI, in a medical update before the third ODI, had stated that he had injured his finger and was under the supervision of the medical team. It has now emerged that he is unlikely to recover in time for the two Test matches, leading to his release from the team.
