Virat Kohli started Practice in the Nets ahead of second T20I against England. Virat Kohli batted for almost 90 Minutes in the Nets, Head Coach Rahul Dravid also was there and giving advices to Virat Kohli.
Virat Kohli making his comeback into T20I team after long 5 months. He last Played T20I match against West Indies in February 2022. After that Selectors regularly giving him rest. Virat Kohli and other players who are part of 5th Test match against England are Rested for 1st T20I of the series, but now in Second game all the regular players are available for Selection.
There will be very big selection headache for Captain Rohit Sharma and Head Coach Rahul Dravid that who will sit out to make a way for senior players.
Management had lot of option for Number 3, Deepak Hooda who recently in great form is continually challenging for his Position in the Team, Surya Kumar Yadav and Shreyas Iyer are also options for the spot, So Virat Kohli need to get his form back according to Selectors, this series will deicde the future of Virat Kohli in T20I Team. However Virat Kohli’s Last T20I scores Against England are 73*, 1, 77, 80.
Virat Kohli’s last 30 innings in T20I Internationals:-
•Innings – 30
•Runs – 1,190
•Average – 59.5
•Strike Rate – 141.16
•Fifties – 12
Since 2019 – Most runs, best average, Joint most fifties for India.
According to Reports, Virat Kohli will replace Deepak Hooda in the XI, Rishabh Pant will Replace Dinesh Karthik, Surya Kumar Yadav will bat at No.4. Axar Patel will make a way for Ravindra Jadeja, Arshdeep Singh will sit out for Jaspreet Bumrah.
Probable India XI for 2nd T20I:
1. Rohit Sharma (C), 2. Ishan Kishan, 3. Virat Kohli, 4. Surya Kumar Yadav, 5. Rishabh Pant (WK), 6. Hardik Pandya, 7. Ravindra Jadeja, 8. Harshal Patel, 9. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10. Jasprit Bumrah, 11. Yuzvendra Chahal.
