India Test Captain Virat Kohli Spoke to the press ahead of the final Test match at Newlands, Cape Town.
In the press conference, he finally clarified on his fitness and said that he is fit. Kohli did not play the second Test at Wanderers after suffering a back spasm.
However, he said that Siraj would not join the game following a hamstring injury in Johannesburg, where India suffered a seven-wicket loss.
“Siraj is clearly recovering from a (hamstring) problem in the last game and currently, I don’t think he is match-ready to take the field in the third Test.
“You obviously can’t risk a guy who isn’t at 110 per cent as a fast bowler and we know how important that is because his small injury can lead to injury. “
When asked about Pujara and Rahane, Kohli said, “Transitions happen but they happen naturally. I think we should leave the infection to reveal itself and not necessarily force the transition to a certain person.
When Kohli got out for the second test, it was Kl Rahul who was asked to lead the side. “KL (Rahul) tried to take a wicket in the second innings but South Africa played very good cricket. I don’t think he could have done anything different there. Yes, I might have done some things differently but the purpose would have been the same. On Rahul’s captaincy, Kohli said, ‘Every person has a different way of captaining.
Afterwards Rishabh PantThe blind slogan of failed, he was on the radar of criticism. Former cricketers like Sunil Gavaskar, Morne Morkel have condemned Pant’s approach and debate continued between Pant being fearless or reckless. In the press conference, Virat Kohli said, ‘I think Rishabh Pant will learn from his mistakes and come out as a better cricketer. We interacted with him and I am sure he is a mature cricketer to learn from his mistakes.
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Team India would like to make a comeback in the third and final Test of the series starting here on Tuesday.
India got off to the right start in the South Africa tour, thrashing the hosts by 113 runs in the first match of the series at Centurion.
However, the Proteas won the second game to drop the three-match series level 1–1.
(with PTI inputs)
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