Virat Kohli advised rest: selector Patil






Mumbai: All-India cricket senior selection committee chairman Sandeep Patil on Tuesday said that India Test skipper Virat Kohli has been advised rest by the team’s physiotherapist Patrick Farhart after the completion of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and before the all-important Test series tour of West Indies in July-August.




Kohli has been performing for India in all the formats of the game over the past year or so and has been in stupendous form for IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore with 919 runs in 14 games.



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Kohli recently sustained a split webbing on his left hand while fielding against Kolkata Knight Riders as he went for a diving catch.




Patil, alongside Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Ajay Shirke announced the squads for the Zimbabwe tour, which comprises of three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and as many Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) starting on June 11 and also for the four away Tests against West Indies.




“The report that we got from Patrick Farhart, was that Ashish Nehra was ruled out due to hamstring injury. Murali Vijay was declared not fit for Zimbabwe tour, same with Kohli,” Patil said at a press conference after announcing the squads for both tours.



“Though he [Kohli] has played IPL, he has been advised rest after IPL by Patrick ahead of the West Indies tour.”




Dhoni will lead a new-look young side for Zimbabwe. The West Indies-bound Test squad will be led by Kohli while Rahane will be his deputy. Mumbai pacer Shardul Thakur is the lone new face in the side.




“Except those three names all are fit players. Shami was picked for Tests as after recovering from injury he played in domestic cricket and also in IPL,” the former India cricketer said.




When asked why veterans Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh were ignored for both the tours and if the duo are heading towards retirement, the selection committee chief pointed out that the panel is looking at the future of the country’s cricket. He also added that they don’t have the right to force anyone to retire.




“Selectors have no right to tell anyone to retire. We are looking at future of Indian cricket. We will be happy if they perform and will be happy to get them back,” Patil said.










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