England’s tour of India 2024, IND vs ENG: Former England captain Kevin Pietersen (Kevin Pietersen) Virat Kohli before the first two Test matches of the five-match Test series against England starting from January 25 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad (Virat Kohli) have come out in support of the former Indian captain after his decision to step down.

Kevin Pietersen took to social media platform ‘X’ to express his support for Virat Kohli and urged people to ‘respect’ the decision of Team India’s batting superstar.

Kevin Pietersen wrote in a post in support of Virat Kohli without mentioning his name on X: “If a player withdraws from the series due to personal reasons, respect him! The matter is over!”

See here Kevin Pietersen’s X post for Virat Kohli

If a sportsman pulls out for personal reasons, RESPECT IT!
End of!

— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) January 22, 2024

Meanwhile, Virat Kohli had requested the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to withdraw from the first two Test matches against England citing personal reasons and the board accepted the star batsman’s request. The Indian senior selection committee will soon announce Kohli’s replacement.

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The BCCI also urged Indian fans to “respect Virat Kohli’s privacy during this time and refrain from speculating on his personal reasons” and to support the “Indian cricket team as it prepares for the upcoming challenges in the Test series”. .

India’s squad for the first 2 test matches against England:

Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj. , Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Avesh Khan.