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Virat Kohli ruled out of 4th Test vs Australia, Ajinkya Rahane to lead

With Virat Kohli being ruled out of the 4th Test against Australia at Dharamsala, Ajinkya Rahane would be leading the side, while Shreyas Iyer is likely to replace him.

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Virat Kohli had stated that he would not rush himself into the game and would only play if he manages to pass the fitness test ahead of the 4th Test © AFP

Indian skipper Virat Kohli has been ruled out of the fourth and final Test against visitors Australia at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium in Dharamsala on Saturday owing to a shoulder injury, he suffered during the 3rd Test at Ranchi. On Friday, Kohli had stated that he would not force himself to play the game and would only play if he manages to pass the fitness test ahead of the fourth Test. On the first day morning, India batting coach Sanjay Bangar confimred that Kohli was ruled out due to the fear of the injury exaggerating. India thus made two changes, handing Test debut to chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav and replacing Ishant Sharma with Bhuvneshwar Kumar. With Kohli being ruled out, Ajinkya Rahane is leading the side in the fourth Test. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: India vs Australia, 4th Test at Dharamsala

Earlier, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar had stated that Kohli should only play the tie if the Indian team management felt he should. “Virat personally would want to go in as 100 per cent fit because that is what he would have expected from any other player in the team. He would not want another player in the team to hide an injury and then later found out [about an injury] because it is a five-day Test,” Gavaskar said. Live Cricket Updates, India vs Australia 2017, 4th Test at Dharamsala, Day 1

“Even if he [Kohli] is 70 per cent fit, the team management will have to decide whether his presence is going to energise the team. If so, then Virat will have to play and you have to convince him that the team wants him even if he is 70 per cent fit,” Gavaskar told NDTV.

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