In yet another interesting development over the much anticipated India Tour to South Africa series, it has been reported that star player and ex-Indian white-ball captain Virat Kohli will miss the ODI series against South Africa. As per the reports Virat Kohli has requested BCCI for a leave in the ODI series for personal reasons. As per some sources, Virat in the rested time will celebrate the one-year anniversary of his child Vamika.
This news comes a day after BCCI revealed that Rohit has been ruled out of the South Africa Test series due to a hamstring issue. However, the newly appointed Test vice-captain is expected to be fit for the ODIs. The development regarding Kohli skipping ODIs may give rise to speculations that all is not well in the Indian dressing room. In the past, there have been reports of Kohli and Rohit not being on friendly terms.
It will be interesting to see how Rohit and Virat play under each other in the next year. Rahul Dravid the new coach of team India is certainly going to play a big part in maintaining the harmony in the team alongside getting positive results.
