Both the teams have a break of 10 days before that match to be held in Rajkot.
India defeated England by 106 runs in the second Test of the five-match series in Visakhapatnam on Monday, February 05 and leveled the series 1-1. England were chasing a target of 399 runs to win and needed 332 runs to win on the fourth day with nine wickets remaining. However, Jasprit Bumrah (3/46) and Ravichandran Ashwin (3/72) bundled out their batting for 292 runs.
After this victory of India, the captain of India Rohit Sharma Was seen talking for a long time with Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar. Let us tell you that India had announced the team for the first two matches of the series and there are still 10 days left for the third Test to start. In such a situation, BCCI will announce the team in the coming days.
Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja may be out of the entire series
Let us tell you that, star batsman batsman Virat Kohli Due to personal reasons, he withdrew his name from the first two test matches. However, there is no confirmation yet regarding Kohli’s availability for the remaining matches of the series. Head coach Rahul Dravid has also revealed that the board has not contacted him yet. It had weakened to some extent due to a big man like Virat Kohli taking a break. Despite the absence of Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul and Kohli in Visakhapatnam, the game was finished within four days.
Let us tell you that, Kohli’s close friend and former South African cricketer AB de Villiers recently revealed that India’s star batsman Virat and his wife Anushka Sharma are expecting their second child and hence he is not a part of the series. However, Virat and Anushka have not confirmed this news yet.
It was earlier reported that the team management has decided to rest Rahul for the second Test as a precautionary measure as he is the team’s key batsman. Jadeja, on the other hand, is likely to take more time to recover and questions remain over whether he will make a comeback in the remaining matches of the series.