Published: May 19, 2015, 12:18 PM (IST)
Edited: May 19, 2015, 04:45 PM (IST)
Virat Kohli, who was appointed the Indian Test skipper after Mahendra Singh Dhoni‘s Test retirement, has been rested for next month’s tour of Bangladesh, according to latest media reports. The tour of Bangladesh 2015 is scheduled to start from June 10. Virat Kohli likely to skip India tour of Bangladesh 2015
In absence of Kohli, Rohit Sharma has been reported to lead the side in the one-off Test match. Apparently, Kohli is not the only cricketer to have requested for a break. The Sandeep Patil-headed selection committee will select the squad on May 20. With the current scene, it is highly possible that India may send a team devoid of big names.
Earlier, it was reported that Kohli had requested the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to exclude him from the Bangladesh tour following a long cricket season, which started in Australia in December. Moreover, according to media reports, the team will travel without a head. India are to play one-off Test and three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) against Bangladesh, starting June 10. Robin Uthappa, Manish Pandey and Kedar Jadhav should be picked
Kohli requested BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur, to allow him to rest following the conclusion of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).
BCCI is also likely to retain the coaching staff, which included Sanjay Bangar, Bharat Arun and R Sridhar. However, Duncan Fletcher is not to be part of it. Ravi Shastri is set to return as the team director. India tour of Bangladesh 2015: Expect monsoon to play spoilsport
“Kohli has confirmed that he wants a break. Many senior players don’t want to travel to Bangladesh as they already have been touring a lot over the past one year. Few of them have requested for a break but the BCB wants at least some of the key players to be sent to Bangladesh as it will keep some interest alive with the TV viewers,” a BCCI source was quoted as saying by Indian Express.
“We haven’t short-listed names of potential candidates who we think can coach the Indian team. The process is still in progress and it will take another month or so.”
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Ajinkya Rahane, who despite not having much experience, could lead the team in Bangladesh. Cheteshwar Pujara could also lead the team, who scored a century for Yorkshire recently. Pujara had led India A in the past. Ajinkya Rahane: Rahul Dravid will always remain one and only ‘Wall’ in cricket
