IND Vs ENG: Team India is in trouble due to Virat Kohli being out of the first two matches of the 5-Test series against England starting from January 25. Virat Kohli will not be a part of the team in the first two tests due to personal reasons. Due to Virat Kohli not playing, Team India will have to make a new strategy for the first two tests. Mohammed Shami is also not available for the first two tests.
On Monday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India informed that Virat Kohli will not be a part of the team in the first two Tests. BCCI has not yet announced the replacement of Virat Kohli. However, it has been said by BCCI that Virat Kohli's replacement will be announced for the first two tests.
Lack of experience in the middle order
Due to Virat Kohli not playing, the middle order of Team India has become weak. Virat Kohli has recently achieved his best form. In the World Cup played in India last year, Virat Kohli scored the highest score of 765 runs in 11 matches. Virat Kohli's bat shows a lot of colors in Test cricket. Virat Kohli has scored 8,848 runs at an excellent average of 49 while playing 113 Tests. Virat Kohli has also scored 29 centuries in Test cricket. Not only this, in two out of the last four series against England, Virat Kohli has scored the most runs for India.
In case of Virat Kohli not playing, the lack of experience in India's middle order will be clearly visible. Apart from Rohit Sharma, no other batsman in the top 5 has the experience of playing 50 Tests. Not only this, Shreyas Iyer's form is under question. Apart from this, KL Rahul has recently started playing in the middle order, so it is not necessary to expect much from him.
