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IND vs ENG: Virat Kohli withdrew from the first 2 matches of England Test series, BCCI accepted the request

Virat Kohli: India's ace batsman Virat Kohli has withdrawn from the first 2 matches of the Test series against England starting from January 25. He had requested the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for this, which the Board has accepted.

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The Kalamkar News: Virat Kohli, IND vs ENG Test: Virat Kohli, one of the best batsmen in the world, will not play the first 2 matches of the Test series against England starting from January 25. 

He had requested the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which has been accepted by the Board. Let us tell you that Virat Kohli reached Ayodhya today on 22 January, where he participated in the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla along with many eminent personalities. Meanwhile this news came.

Virat withdrew due to personal reasons

35-year-old Virat Kohli has withdrawn from the first two Tests of the series against England citing personal reasons. Virat Kohli had requested the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to withdraw from the first two Tests citing personal reasons. 

Virat has spoken to captain Rohit Sharma, team management and selectors and has emphasized that representing the country has always been his top priority, but there are some personal circumstances due to which he will not play the first 2 matches of the series. Will find.

The board accepted the request

According to the statement issued by the board, 'BCCI respects his decision and the board and team management have extended their support to the star batsman. 

There is confidence in the abilities of the remaining members of the team to perform commendably in the upcoming home Test series against England. BCCI requests the media and fans to respect Virat Kohli's privacy during this time and avoid speculating on his personal reasons. 

The Indian cricket team should remain focused to face the upcoming challenges in the Test series. Virat Kohli's replacement will be announced soon.

Test series from January 25

Virat has played 113 test matches in his career so far and has added a total of 8848 runs with the help of 29 centuries and 30 half-centuries. 

Apart from this, he has scored 13848 runs in 292 ODI Internationals, scoring a record 50 centuries. In T20 International, he has scored 4037 runs with the help of 1 century and 37 half-centuries.

Indian team for the first 2 Tests against England: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain) and Avesh Khan.