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Virat Kohli ruled out of playing for Surrey with neck injury [Update Post #170]

That should put to rest all speculations about Kohli not taking part in County Cricket.
 
Disgraceful.

Missing test to play domestic comp. However important winning in England is, the captain not playing in a historic test match does not sit well with me.
 
He's playing country to shape up for the England series, which includes Tests. IMO, his decision is, just about, justifiable.
 
India is playing with Afghanistan. Not Virat. I don't think anyone should have problem if Virat wants to skip this one off test. In fact ,without Virat,Afghanistan might have a chance.
 
Should be well prepared for the test series against Poms. But he should play Afghanistan
 
Nice little slap on Afg faces to show $ matters more for VK rather than them

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MenInG said:
Nice little slap on Afg faces to show $ matters more for VK rather than them

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I think more than $ it's his desire to get some good practice before England test so that he can clear is back logue in England.

Considering IPL pays them guys well, specially to players like Kohli, it's his desire to succeed in England test matches.
 
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Josh said:
I think more than $ it's his desire to get some good practice before England test so that he can clear is back logue in England.

Considering IPL pays them guys well, specially to players like Kohli, it's his desire to succeed in England test matches.
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No, when it comes to playing for your country - nothing matters.
 
MenInG said:
Nice little slap on Afg faces to show $ matters more for VK rather than them

For BCCI shameful to see star player skipping for more important series
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Very harsh words. You are not an international player who wants to do well in England series. So you won't understand.

You can't use $ and skipping for more imp series in the same sentence.
 
So people had problem when india didn't got to SA to prepare for it. Now that he is preparing, people are twisting their ideologies.
 
cricketworm said:
Very harsh words. You are not an international player who wants to do well in England series. So you won't understand.

You can't use $ and skipping for more imp series in the same sentence.
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No I am someone who loves my country and if one of my players ran off to play some league, I would be very angry. Clearly you dont feel that way.
 
MenInG said:
No I am someone who loves my country and if one of my players ran off to play some league, I would be very angry. Clearly you dont feel that way.
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Playing for country. LOL Virat has the most number of matches playing for India probably in last many years. He is captain of 3 formats. LOL he is not running of to go and play county so he get doctorate certificate from surrey. Neither for money. He makes more money playing for RCB in one season than most cricketers in the world. So leave aside $ comment, and playing for country comment.

Most cricketers would skip one test against Afghanistan, and prepare well for England series (5 test matches). Game against Afghanistan is more like a exhibition game to be honest.
 
cricketworm said:
Playing for country. LOL Virat has the most number of matches playing for India probably in last many years. He is captain of 3 formats. LOL he is not running of to go and play county so he get doctorate certificate from surrey. Neither for money. He makes more money playing for RCB in one season than most cricketers in the world. So leave aside $ comment, and playing for country comment.

Most cricketers would skip one test against Afghanistan, and prepare well for England series (5 test matches). Game against Afghanistan is more like a exhibition game to be honest.
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LOL Virat decided to dump Afghanistan without thinking twice about how they would feel or his own board would feel about it. LOL indeed.
 
MenInG said:
LOL Virat decided to dump Afghanistan without thinking twice about how they would feel or his own board would feel about it. LOL indeed.
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Very own board has given proper statement with the quote that People who are in playing county won't be returning to play against Afghanistan.

So, I am sure captain of India has discussed this with BCCI selectors, coach, and team management. You will find the article with quote if you google it. Choosing England tour over Afghanistan tour shows he cares more for India success than anything else.
 
cricketworm said:
Very own board has given proper statement with the quote that People who are in playing county won't be returning to play against Afghanistan.

So, I am sure captain of India has discussed this with BCCI selectors, coach, and team management. You will find the article with quote if you google it. Choosing England tour over Afghanistan tour shows he cares more for India success than anything else.
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The idea of being the first team to play Afghanistan (apart from looking like their bosom buddies) was to show the world that they are being welcomed to the world of Test cricket. Doesnt look too good if the Indian team captain walks away.

As for the board, do you think Indian board has the guts to tell off VK?

Even fans are scared here it seems.
 
BCCI and Indian fans need to understand, what’s more important Virat performing In England or playing an exhibition game against Afghanistan in India.
 
JattMaula said:
Disgraceful.

Missing test to play domestic comp. However important winning in England is, the captain not playing in a historic test match does not sit well with me.
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Anything and everything Kohli does will not go down well with you. You seemed to have somewhat hate towards Kohli.
 
MenInG said:
The idea of being the first team to play Afghanistan (apart from looking like their bosom buddies) was to show the world that they are being welcomed to the world of Test cricket. Doesnt look too good if the Indian team captain walks away.
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Yeah it looks very good. We are giving Afghanistan a golden chance to perform well against no 1 test team in the world. Without virat, they can take their chances.
 
Well it was already known that Virat was going to do this, so no surprises here. In spite of him not playing I still feel India is too strong at home. I hope Pujara comes back and we have a full squad except for Virat.
 
India is not a one batsman team that needs Virat Kohli's batting and captaincy to win tests. There are occasions in the past when India have won when Virat Kohli was missing Here also Rahane will captain the team and the team would be far too strong for Afghanistan.
 
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Cryin Out Loud said:
Where do the dollars come in?
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I am assuming that VK is not a volunteer at Surrey. Else, many other counties would have picked him.

Make no mistake he is marketable and is making use of that - which he should.
 
MenInG said:
I am assuming that VK is not a volunteer at Surrey. Else, many other counties would have picked him.

Make no mistake he is marketable and is making use of that - which he should.
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But his primary goal is to go there to prepare for the England tour. Tbh, I don't see the problem.

If this was Pakistan for instance, and we had a Test against Zimbabwe in the UAE just prior to a SA tour, and Azhar and Asad were offered a stint in their domestic cricket at the same time, I would prefer them to take it. It would give them a chance to get used to conditions, and give an opportunity to some youngsters against Zimbabwe.
 
MenInG said:
I am assuming that VK is not a volunteer at Surrey. Else, many other counties would have picked him.

Make no mistake he is marketable and is making use of that - which he should.
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Well, he could have pulled a Moin Ali and play for free.;-)
 
MenInG said:
I am assuming that VK is not a volunteer at Surrey. Else, many other counties would have picked him.

Make no mistake he is marketable and is making use of that - which he should.
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Given his income from the IPL and the endorsement, are you telling me that he is making the decision to play in county cricket for financial reasons?
 
Sidilicious said:
Given his income from the IPL and the endorsement, are you telling me that he is making the decision to play in county cricket for financial reasons?
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Why else would you not take the honour of representing your country as captain?
 
MenInG said:
Why else would you not take the honour of representing your country as captain?
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Do you really need an answer to that question?

Oh, and BTW Kohli's test match salary for each test is $23k. Are you telling me that Surrey can afford to him pay anywhere near that?
 
JattMaula said:
It's not about me. It's about game of cricket. And If you don't agree with my pov then present yours.
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My POV is very similar to that of Kohli’s. England tour is much more important than one odd test match against minnows that too at home. Last year we played BD and match was so onesided that noone even bothered watching it. How many people do even remember that one odd test match we played against BD?

But on the other hand, many fans still remembers Kohli’s failure in his last tour to England. He knows its not gonna be easy which is why this time around he is going well in advance to get accustomed to the conditions. He is ultimately wanting to win the series in England and that in my view is much more important than dishing out phainty to Afghanistan at home.

LOL @ all those who think Kohli is playing county for cash. He prolly makes more money than any county does in a year.
 
Sidilicious said:
Do you really need an answer to that question?

Oh, and BTW Kohli's test match salary for each test is $23k. Are you telling me that Surrey can afford to him pay anywhere near that?
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You’re wasting your time trying to make people realise that Kohli is playing county for experience and not cash. He makes about $30M/year which is more than even counties would be making.
 
I don't know if this stnt will help Kohli in the actual test series, but if it does, then expect Surrey to come under heavy fire because of the fans and the press. Surrey giving him a chance to familiarise himself with the conditions won't go down well with many current and former players either.
 
MenInG said:
Nice little slap on Afg faces to show $ matters more for VK rather than them

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What $?

Its more like preparation for England series.
 
MenInG said:
LOL Virat decided to dump Afghanistan without thinking twice about how they would feel or his own board would feel about it. LOL indeed.
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His job is not thinking about what Afghans will feel.

His board, thats the CoA has openly supported him.
 
MenInG said:
Why else would you not take the honour of representing your country as captain?
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He would definitely want to be known as a great batsman who scored runs everywhere and captain India to win a test series against England.

Considering his average over there, it's not a bad decision at all. Nobody will be convinced that he is doing that for money.
 
CanadianG00se said:
Things are real bad for Padosis when an Admin starts trolling :)))
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Not trolling.
There is a test match happening at home but he decides to give himself special treatment to go to England and play county.

Can he not arrive early WITH the team and practice WITH the team in England after the test? Just odd he'll play the same format in England as the one being played at home.

If it was a T20 series or an ODI, absolutely makes sense to skip and go.
 
emm-tee said:
Not trolling.
There is a test match happening at home but he decides to give himself special treatment to go to England and play county.

Can he not arrive early WITH the team and practice WITH the team in England after the test? Just odd he'll play the same format in England as the one being played at home.

If it was a T20 series or an ODI, absolutely makes sense to skip and go.
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there are few indian test players playing in county ahead of English tour.. he is going later as IPL is happening..
 
emm-tee said:
Not trolling.
There is a test match happening at home but he decides to give himself special treatment to go to England and play county.

Can he not arrive early WITH the team and practice WITH the team in England after the test? Just odd he'll play the same format in England as the one being played at home.

If it was a T20 series or an ODI, absolutely makes sense to skip and go.
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Its an Afghanistan we are talking about. We dont need Kohli to beat them, heck even a Ranji side could beat them. Kohli is playing county for all important tour of England and in my view that is more important than padding up stats against minnows.
 
Afghanistan wouldn't like this decision as it is their inaugural Test which is momentous occasion for them.

Kohli is obviously not playing county cricket for money.
 
Gubol123 said:
there are few indian test players playing in county ahead of English tour.. he is going later as IPL is happening..
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This happens to be the Captain of the side and not just any other player.

I mean, I wish him all the best and would hope to see him sort his issues in England out.
 
CanadianG00se said:
Its an Afghanistan we are talking about. We dont need Kohli to beat them, heck even a Ranji side could beat them. Kohli is playing county for all important tour of England and in my view that is more important than padding up stats against minnows.
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You invite a team who got awarded test status to your country to play their FIRST test and your TEST CAPTAIN decides to depart to play the same game in domestics...

It's like you calling guests over to your house for the first time and decide to leave right before they come. Not about beating the team here.
 
emm-tee said:
You invite a team who got awarded test status to your country to play their FIRST test and your TEST CAPTAIN decides to depart to play the same game in domestics...

It's like you calling guests over to your house for the first time and decide to leave right before they come. Not about beating the team here.
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Its not like BCCI is gonna field some C team. Only Kohli and handful others will miss the test. BCCI invited them out of courtesy and to welcome them to Elite test club. Just cause BCCI invited them for a test match doesnt mean Team India should compromise their more important tour. It would’ve been disrespectful if Team India field almost a Ranji XI.
 
emm-tee said:
You invite a team who got awarded test status to your country to play their FIRST test and your TEST CAPTAIN decides to depart to play the same game in domestics...

It's like you calling guests over to your house for the first time and decide to leave right before they come. Not about beating the team here.
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For a team like Afghanistan, playing against India should be more important than playing against Kohli. They should be grateful Indian fans will be taking their time off to watch this match.
 
CanadianG00se said:
You’re wasting your time trying to make people realise that Kohli is playing county for experience and not cash.
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I said the same thing few weeks ago that kohli should play county cricket to gain experience before test series? What did you say at that time? Do you remember?
 
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
I said the same thing few weeks ago that kohli should play county cricket to gain experience before test series? What did you say at that time? Do you remember?
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I remember and i stand by it. If there was no IPL then yes he could’ve went early and play county. His presence in IPL is cruical as many young cricketers look upto him and aspire to be next Kohli. His presence in dressing room means alot to those young upcoming players.

And I also said back then that not always does county experience transform players, see Pujara for instance.
 
9 frontline Indian cricketers to miss Afghanistan Test?

It’s not just Virat Kohli, who is set to miss Afghanistan’s inaugural Test against India. A report in The Times of India states that several other frontline Indian Test cricketers could miss the Afghanistan Test in bid to prepare for the England tour later this year.

India and Afghanistan are set to play a Test at Bengaluru in June. It is learnt that BCCI are focusing more on the England tour and as a result several from the second-string side that played in the Nidahas Trophy may play against the Afghans.

According to a source close to the CoA, it is learnt that Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah could also miss the Test.

“Test specialists are set to travel to UK for early acclimatization. Everyone has hailed it as good planning on part of the CoA. Isn’t it more important for India to prepare for the Test in England than fielding the maximum firepower against Afghanistan?” TOI quoted an official.

Kohli and Ashwin will head to play county cricket in England after IPL, whereas, Ishant and Pujara are already playing for Sussex and Yorkshire respectively.

The source indicated that while players with county cricket contracts will get acclimatised to the conditions, the other regulars without contracts will travel to England as a part of India A squad, coached by Rahul Dravid.

There is also a possibility of players flying in to India for the Afghanistan Test.

http://www.cricketcountry.com/news/9-frontline-indian-cricketers-to-miss-afghanistan-test-708832
 
Abdullah719 said:
9 frontline Indian cricketers to miss Afghanistan Test?

It’s not just Virat Kohli, who is set to miss Afghanistan’s inaugural Test against India. A report in The Times of India states that several other frontline Indian Test cricketers could miss the Afghanistan Test in bid to prepare for the England tour later this year.

India and Afghanistan are set to play a Test at Bengaluru in June. It is learnt that BCCI are focusing more on the England tour and as a result several from the second-string side that played in the Nidahas Trophy may play against the Afghans.

According to a source close to the CoA, it is learnt that Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah could also miss the Test.

“Test specialists are set to travel to UK for early acclimatization. Everyone has hailed it as good planning on part of the CoA. Isn’t it more important for India to prepare for the Test in England than fielding the maximum firepower against Afghanistan?” TOI quoted an official.

Kohli and Ashwin will head to play county cricket in England after IPL, whereas, Ishant and Pujara are already playing for Sussex and Yorkshire respectively.

The source indicated that while players with county cricket contracts will get acclimatised to the conditions, the other regulars without contracts will travel to England as a part of India A squad, coached by Rahul Dravid.

There is also a possibility of players flying in to India for the Afghanistan Test.

http://www.cricketcountry.com/news/9-frontline-indian-cricketers-to-miss-afghanistan-test-708832
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Perfect time to give test debut to the likes of Gill, Shaw, Nagarkoti.
 
Afghanis being shown their aukat by their BFFs. Interesting to see how sanghis would react to this.
 
Winning a match/series in England is far more imoirtant than an Afghan series could ever be. Kohli's England stats are tailenderesque, he should at least try to get it above 25 after this tour. Bashing minnows at home won't help if he gets humiliated in England. India's scar of their atrocious England tours this decade haven't healed.
 
So kholee is not only disrespecting test cricket he got his team to do it too.

Disgusting.
 
Abdullah719 said:
9 frontline Indian cricketers to miss Afghanistan Test?

It’s not just Virat Kohli, who is set to miss Afghanistan’s inaugural Test against India. A report in The Times of India states that several other frontline Indian Test cricketers could miss the Afghanistan Test in bid to prepare for the England tour later this year.

India and Afghanistan are set to play a Test at Bengaluru in June. It is learnt that BCCI are focusing more on the England tour and as a result several from the second-string side that played in the Nidahas Trophy may play against the Afghans.

According to a source close to the CoA, it is learnt that Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah could also miss the Test.

“Test specialists are set to travel to UK for early acclimatization. Everyone has hailed it as good planning on part of the CoA. Isn’t it more important for India to prepare for the Test in England than fielding the maximum firepower against Afghanistan?” TOI quoted an official.

Kohli and Ashwin will head to play county cricket in England after IPL, whereas, Ishant and Pujara are already playing for Sussex and Yorkshire respectively.

The source indicated that while players with county cricket contracts will get acclimatised to the conditions, the other regulars without contracts will travel to England as a part of India A squad, coached by Rahul Dravid.

There is also a possibility of players flying in to India for the Afghanistan Test.

http://www.cricketcountry.com/news/9-frontline-indian-cricketers-to-miss-afghanistan-test-708832
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Yes, let's lose to unranked Afghanistan and lose 10 points on the table. :)))
 
Why is it bothering ppl so much I don't think either CoA or Indian public mind few guys miss Afghan test match. We have pretty good players and it is our own home ground so younger guys like Shaw, gill and nagarkoti, iyer can play this test for India. Let our main team go to U.K. And play for counties or just improve thier cricket in English conditions. Our guys are not playing for money we know that they know that so where is the problem. Kohli made 17 crores for ipl.
 
prisha said:
Why is it bothering ppl so much I don't think either CoA or Indian public mind few guys miss Afghan test match. We have pretty good players and it is our own home ground so younger guys like Shaw, gill and nagarkoti, iyer can play this test for India. Let our main team go to U.K. And play for counties or just improve thier cricket in English conditions. Our guys are not playing for money we know that they know that so where is the problem. Kohli made 17 crores for ipl.
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Is it 17 crore INR means close to 30 crore PKR, only from one season of IPL? Insane
 
It was okay for Kohli to miss the Test, maybe even Pujara, but 8 of 9 who played in SA is a bit much.

Kohli deserves the time to practice because India need their best batsman to be as prepared as possible.

Not fair to Afghanistan, who I now hope beat the second string XI if it happens.
 
cricketjoshila said:
18cr per season.

Virat makes in excess of $20mn a year from all sources.
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Why some Pak posters are crying that he is going to Surrey for more money? I think they do not have sufficient knowledge. It means he makes almost 240-250 crore PKR a year.
 
Don't think it's an insult or anything to Afghanistan team. Indian Cricketers are being realist here.

I support them 100%.
 
India could play a Ranji side and still probably win. Nothing wrong with Kohli and others resting.
 
Poutine said:
India could play a Ranji side and still probably win. Nothing wrong with Kohli and others resting.
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No. Afghanistan is a pretty decent team. They are definitely better than what Bangladesh in 1999.

I am fine with Kohli missing that test. He has earned being the captain and playing in all 3 formats. But thats not the case for some of the other players. At most, we can afford to not play 3-4 of our main XI.
We could probably also allow those playing in the counties to skip, along with a couple of the bowlers.
 
Kohli deserves the break, if BCCI doesn't force him not sure if he would even play IPL regularly, seems very dis interested and non motivated unlike playing for IND.
 
100% agreed with every players decision to prepare for the England tour..

Let’s face it whoever is whining here about players missing the tie would be the first ones to discredit the win if India won with full squad, dismiss the runs if kohli has scored a triple hundred, dismissed the wickets if Bumrah had taken a 10fer..

It’s a one of test against Afghanistan and players like Karun Nair who scored a triple century and young fast bowlers can play.. Afghanistan are a pretty decent side no doubt and our youngsters will get good exposure at test level.. Playing against Rashid and mujeeb on Indian pitches on 4th day of a test would be a chalenge for Nair, Iyer, Gill, shaw etc whoever is picked and will help them give confidence for future..

For a sportsperson and a fan it is always sweeter to win when you are underdogs and India in England will be underdogs so the entire team preparing for the series and wanting to win is a very good change and we all should support them.
 
Let's be real. County stint or no county stint, if India really needs Kohli to beat AFG in test in India, then India actually does not deserve to play tests at all. Nothing wrong with Kohli skipping a test in order to prepare for England.

Some Pak posters really need to stop crying on everything Kohli does.
 
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kuskash said:
Let's be real. County stint or no county stint, if India really needs Kohli to beat AFG in test in India, then India actually does not deserve to play tests at all. Nothing wrong with Kohli skipping a test in order to prepare for England.

Some Pak posters really need to stop crying on everything Kohli does.
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If it's a rank turner, Rashid could run through the Indian line up. If India were to lose, Kohli would be heavily criticised and rightly so.

Besides it's a historic test match for Afghanistan, out of respect the Indian captain should have played.

If Kohli needs time in England to bat well against this old England bowling line up in conditions which will be good for batting, he's isnt the player everyone thinks he is.
 
KingKhanWC said:
If it's a rank turner, Rashid could run through the Indian line up. If India were to lose, Kohli would be heavily criticised and rightly so.

Besides it's a historic test match for Afghanistan, out of respect the Indian captain should have played.

If Kohli needs time in England to bat well against this old England bowling line up in conditions which will be good for batting, he's isnt the player everyone thinks he is.
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I agree with you. Still some Pak fans will find something to cry about.
 
AamchiMumbaikar said:
Kohli deserves the break, if BCCI doesn't force him not sure if he would even play IPL regularly, seems very dis interested and non motivated unlike playing for IND.
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Kohli doesn't look all that much interested in IPL honestly. He grew up dreaming about playing for India, and we can see that when he plays for national team. It seems BCCI wants Kohli to play IPL more than Kohli himself. Having Kohli is a big TRP increase, especially for RCB. Kohli brings a lot of ad revenue for BCCI.
 
KingKhanWC said:
If it's a rank turner, Rashid could run through the Indian line up. If India were to lose, Kohli would be heavily criticised and rightly so.

Besides it's a historic test match for Afghanistan, out of respect the Indian captain should have played.

If Kohli needs time in England to bat well against this old England bowling line up in conditions which will be good for batting, he's isnt the player everyone thinks he is.
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There is a world of difference between T20 bowling and bowling in Test over 5 days.Because otherwise, Sunil Narine would have had lot of success in Tests.
 
it'd embarrassing if India lost to Afganistan.. These matches always tricky, you won't gain much but if you loss you'll lost a lot.
 
Smbhayi said:
it'd embarrassing if India lost to Afganistan.. These matches always tricky, you won't gain much but if you loss you'll lost a lot.
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Indians won't mind if a second string side loses to Afghanistan. They absolutely won't forgive if India doesn't have a respectable result in England this time. 2011 series will hurt for decades to come. Kohli's legacy is on the line, he might never be an ATG in tests if he averages < 20 in England. All Indian test ATGs (Tendulkar, Gavaskar, Dravid) have great record in England.
 
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it'd embarrassing if India lost to Afganistan.. These matches always tricky, you won't gain much but if you loss you'll lost a lot.
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Bhai, it's just a game, anyone can win, anyone can lose. India even lost to Pak in CT, let alone AFG.
 
Virat Kohli's much talked about county stint with Surrey will not be a curtailed one.

Kohli, named captain by the India selectors for the two T20Is against Ireland scheduled for 27th and 29th June, led to speculations that he may not be available to play his last county championship game against Yorkshire starting 25th June.

While no one in the BCCI has been forthcoming to clarify on the matter, Surrey county confirmed that Kohli will skip the first T20 against Ireland to compete in the Yorkshire game for Surrey.

"He'll be playing for us in the Yorkshire game and will then be available for the second T20 in Ireland," Surrey's media wing confirmed to India Today by email.

In its selection meet on Tuesday, the BCCI left everyone confused by naming Kohli as the captain for the Ireland leg of the UK tour despite Surrey having inked a deal with the Indian captain for the month of June.

"Kohli will be available for all cricket throughout the month until the close of Surrey's trip to Scarborough to face Yorkshire," Surrey had declared in a media release.

Kohli is scheduled to play three one-day games as well as three four-day county fixtures for Surrey, including an all-India face off match with Cheteshwar Pujara, who is playing this season for Yorkshire.

Kohli's presence in the three four-day games is being seen as an ideal practice and acclimatisation opportunity for him ahead of the all-important five-match Test series against England, starting 1st August.

Kohli had failed miserably in his last English sojourn averaging 13.50 in five Test matches, often losing his wicket behind the wicket to the moving ball.

While an official word from BCCI is still awaited, Rohit Sharma who is the team's limited overs vice-captain could be leading India in the first T20 against Ireland.

https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cr...ey-confirms-to-india-today-1229358-2018-05-09
 
This whole Kohli thing has been disgraceful.I've had enough of this.

Seriously,Whoever responsible for this clash between County match and Ireland match deserves a tight slap in the face(s).They Had One Job And Failed
 
JattMaula said:
Now he insults Ireland too.

#shameful
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Kohli hasnt been playing T20Is off late. He was rested for Nidahas Trophy, and also couple of T20Is against SA. Lets be real, if we need Kohli to beat minnow Ireland in T20Is then we might as well give up playing it.

We could easily assemble IPL XI and that would beat Ireland comfortably.
 
NEW DELHI: England paceman Chris Woakes said on Friday that Virat Kohli's decision to play for Surrey will raise the standard of English county cricket, as the Indian skipper faces criticism for missing a landmark Test.

Kohli will skip Afghanistan's first-ever Test, in Bangalore against India, to play county cricket in preparation for a high-profile England tour starting July - a decision India's cricket board has defended.

Woakes, his teammate at the Royal Challengers Bangalore, also welcomed the star batsman's decision to play in the English championship.
"It's great he is going to be playing in England for Surrey. That will only make the competition stronger," Woakes said ahead of Bangalore's weekend Indian Premier League game against the Delhi Daredevils.

"Getting guys to play against world-class players like Virat is only good for the county game," said Woakes, who plays for Warwickshire in England.

The 29-year-old bowler has been able to observe Kohli's tactical style closely during the IPL, India's cash-rich Twenty20 league.

"Having to share a dressing room with him has been a great experience," said Woakes, who is playing in his second IPL season.

"He is passionate about playing cricket for RCB and India as well. Obviously we expect some good challenges ahead against him this summer back in England."

India will play five Tests, three one-day internationals and three T20s against England.

Bangalore are seventh in the eight-team IPL table, with no standout performances from any of its players this season.

Woakes -- signed on a $1.09-million deal -- has picked up just eight wickets in five games.

Despite the low haul, the Englishman said playing in the tournament has helped boost his T20 game.

"I think the fact that we have 12 English players (in the IPL) is a great thing for English cricket," he said.

"It's great for us as individuals to have come out here and experience the IPL."


https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...cricket-chris-woakes/articleshow/64128714.cms
 
I would have done the same to be honest, Afghanistan are like 100000 levels below every other cricket team in the history of the sport since Jesus was crucified. I rather get ready for the England series which is probably going to be one of the most important in my career so fair play here, it's the final frontier for Kohli
 
MUMBAI: At a time when there's a raging debate over whether India skipper Virat Kohli should have chosen to miss the Test against Afghanistan for a county stint with Surrey, former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar has added another twist to the argument. The ex-chief selector has questioned the BCCI's very logic of hosting Test cricket's latest debutants ahead of the England tour.

"To be honest with you, I feel that the Afghanistan Test is wrongly scheduled because they (the BCCI) should've concentrated more on the England tour. (I know that) The Indian A team is going (to England). Of course, there is an FTP, there is a Test programme, and you've to adhere to it. But then, this is a Test match. You can't take it lightly. His is Afghanistan's first match, and they must be very keen to establish themselves at the international level," Vengsarkar said here on Friday, while launching an inter-school cricket league organised by the School Games federation of India (SGFI). Vengsarkar is the mentor of the league, which will be held in November.
The Afghanistan Test is scheduled from June 14-18 at Bangalore, while India's England tour begins in July, with the first Test scheduled to kick off on August 1. Vengsarkar, who has the rare distinction of slamming three Test hundreds at the iconic Lord's cricket ground, backed Kohli's call to prefer gaining county cricket experience over the one-off Test.

"It's a good decision. He will get time to acclimatise to the conditions. The last tour wasn't very good for him. So it (the county stint) is very critical for him. So he's very keen to there early, which is a good thing," said the 62-year-old.

In fact, the Mumbai great felt that to him, it "defied logic" that Pujara would return from his ongoing stint with Yorkshire for the Test. "If I was a selector, I would've asked (Cheteshwar) Pujara also to stay back and play county cricket because these are the guys who're going to play in England. Playing in India against Afghanistan, for the time, makes no sense. Pujara's coming back from England to play Afghanistan defies logic to me, because he was playing in county cricket, where, at the moment, he isn't very consistent. So, he would've got more chances to play in England, scored runs and got into the groove," remarked Vengsarkar.

Nevertheless, he was pleased with the itinerary of the England tour, which begins with the limited over games before the Tests, and allows the Indian players to feature for India A against their English counterparts. There's also a tour game scheduled against Essex before the first Test. "See, if you see the itinerary of the previous tours, I think this is a good itinerary, because you've got enough games to play before the first Test. So, the players get time to acclimatise to the conditions. So, it's a good thing. If you see the last tour against South Africa, you hardly got any match in the lead-up to the first Test. So, the England tour is nicely scheduled," he said.

Kohli endured a horrible tour to England last time, averaging 13.50 in ten innings in five Tests. Vengsarkar, however, expects the classy batsman to better that record this time. "I think he's the best batsman in the world at the moment. In the last four years, he's established himself as a No 1 batsman in the world. So we expect a lot of things from, him. Of course, the England your will be 'the tour' for him. I'm sure he'll do well," he said.

India have been thrashed 0-4 and 3-1 in their previous two tours to England, but Vengsarkar expects them to do well this time, as he feel that they have a decent pace attack in their arsenal. "I expect a lot from the Indian team on the tour of England… simply because we've got fast bowlers now, and a lot of options in fast bowlers, which wasn't the case before. It's a good thing for Indian cricket. We've a balanced team. Since our pacers are very good at the international level, we should be able to win," he said.

He feels that India should try out a wrist spinner (chinaman Kuldeep Yadav and leggie Yuzuvendra Chahal are India's options) in England. "It will definitely help if we add a leg-spinner (to the side) because the English batsmen aren't good at playing leg spin," he recommended.

Like many, Vengsarkar enjoyed Delhi Daredevils' young gun Rishabh Pant's blazing hundred in the IPL on Thursday night. "I saw his innings yesterday. He played superbly. Some of the shots he played were very innovative. I thought he played extremely well," he praised.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...led-dilip-vengsarkar/articleshow/64123927.cms
 
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