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Virat Kohli, who was found in a terrific form in the second T20I match against West Indies, has left the Indian team. It is understood that he has gone out of the bio bubble and now he will also not be available for the third T20 International match against West Indies. The third T20I match is scheduled to be held on February 20, at Eden gardens, in Kolkata.
Players to miss ,matches
A source in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has given this information to Sports Tak.
It is worth mentioning that after winning against West Indies in the three-match ODI series, Indian team have also won the first two T20I matches in the three-match T20 series as well.
Team India, led by Rohit Sharma, are currently leading in the three-match T20I series 2-0. And it is now understood that former India skipper Virat Kohli has been rested. However, Kohli, who was not in form in the last few innings; played a terrific innings of 52 runs off 41 balls in the second T20 match. On the other hand, Rishabh Pant also scored 52 runs to earn a crucial 8-run victory for the Indian team.
Kohli and Pant unavailable
In a conversation with Sports Tak, the source said that both Kohli and Rishabh Pant have been rested for the three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka beginning on February 24 in Lucknow. . The T20I series is scheduled to start from February 24.
Kohli has left the Indian T20 team and he will not be seen playing in the third T20I match against West Indies. Pant, on the other hand, has been rested for the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka.
West Indies series
In the first ODI of the series, Indian team secured a six-wicket victory. In the next match, the hosts registered a 44-run victory and in the final match of the ODI series, the hosts suffered a 96-run defeat.
In the three-match T20I series, played in Kolkata, Indian team earned a 6-wicket victory in the first match and in the penultimate match India won the match by 8 runs. The third and final T20I match is scheduled to be played on February 20 (Sunday).
