Nasser Hussain on Virat Kohli: Team India’s run machine Virat Kohli remained out of the first two Test matches against England due to personal reasons, but now the news coming before the announcement of the team squad for the remaining three Test matches is that Virat will miss the third and fourth Tests. He may remain out of the match and nothing can be said clearly about his performance even in the last test. Any team against a team like England will definitely miss a player like Virat Kohli and on this issue, England’s Former captain Nasir Hussain has given a big statement, yes regarding the absence of Virat, Nasir Hussain has said that the team is missing Virat.
Nasir Hussain said about Virat
Former England captain Nasser Hussain (Nasser Hussain on IND vs ENG Test) believes that a player like Virat Kohli not playing in the upcoming Test match is a blow not only to the Indian team but also to the series and world cricket. However, Hussain also supported the Indian cricketer’s priority in giving priority to his personal life. Praising Kohli’s achievements and contribution to cricket, the former England captain (Nasser Hussain on Virat Kohli Rest) said that a player like him deserves to spend time with his family after serving the game for 15 years. The five-Test series is currently tied at 1-1.
Hussain said on ‘Sky Sports’
“Yes, it has not been confirmed yet. These are all speculations, whether he will play in the next two test matches or not. They will announce their team in the next few hours. Whether this will happen for the next three test matches or not, nothing is clear yet, but it will be a shock. This will be a shock for India. This will be a blow to the series. This will be a blow to world cricket. This is going to be a special series. It has already started. The first two matches were very good.” He said, “The game also needs to take care of players like Virat Kohli. He has been playing international cricket for more than 15 years and if he needs a break from the game to be with his family, we wish him all the best.
Hussain said, “Even if because of this we do not get to see an interesting match of Anderson vs Kohli as we have seen in the last few years, it is okay, but Kohli and his family and his personal life are above all.” He also said that it is difficult to replace Kohli but he is hopeful of including KL Rahul in the playing eleven who could not play in the second Test due to pain. He said, “Virat Kohli is one of the greatest batsmen to play the game and any series.