Vikas Kohli, brother of Virat Kohli, squashed online rumors about their mother, Saroj’s health. Kohli missed the initial two England Tests for personal reasons.
The remark came after some sources indicated Kohli had taken a brief break from the Test series owing to his mother’s health.
However, on Wednesday, January 31, Vikas put down all such reports by writing on his Instagram story:
“I have noticed that there is this fake news about our mom’s health been circulating around. Let me clear that our mom is absolutely fit and fine. Also, I would request everyone, and also the media, not to spread such news without proper information. Thanks everyone for your concern.”
Vikas Kohli
Virat Kohli might be returning to the last three Tests of the five-game series. This right-handed hitter is aiming for 2000 runs against England in Tests. His past performances add up to 1991 runs from 50 Test innings against England, with five centuries and nine scores over fifty.
“They miss Virat Kohli’s captaincy massively in Test cricket” – Michael Vaughan as India lose Hyderabad Test by 28 runs
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has questioned India’s Rohit Sharma while praising Virat Kohli as a leader.
Vaughan’s comments came after England defeated India by 28 runs in the first Test. The visitors set a 231-run goal despite trailing by 190 runs in the first innings. The Cricketer-turned-Commentator recently told the Club Prairie Fire Show on YouTube:
“They miss Virat Kohli’s captaincy massively in Test cricket. Under Virat’s captaincy that week, India wouldn’t have lost the game. Rohit is a legend and a great player but I felt he just switched off completely.”
Michael Vaughan
In Tests, Kohli holds the leading role as captain. This position led the team to 40 wins out of 68 matches from 2014 to 2022. Other Indian captains that performed well include MS Dhoni and Sourav Ganguly, with 27 and 21 wins respectively.
Rohit Sharma is another noteworthy skipper. His leadership contributed to six victories in a dozen Tests. One of Sharma’s recent highlights includes facilitating a tie in the two-match Test series in South Africa with a 1-1 score.