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Virat Kohli of India (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
BCCI caput Devajit Saikia has addressed caller media speculation regarding Virat Kohli's imaginable instrumentality to Test cricket. The rumours suggested that the cricket committee was readying to attack Kohli astir reversing his Test status decision. These speculations gained momentum pursuing India's caller struggles successful Test cricket. The nationalist squad has faced setbacks, including 2 location bid losses successful the past 2 years, which has impacted India's traditionally beardown location record."What's being said astir Virat Kohli is conscionable a rumour. There has been nary speech with Kohli astir this. Do not springiness value to rumours. Nothing of that benignant has happened," Devajit Saikia told AajTak.Former cricketer Kevin Pietersen shared his thoughts connected societal media regarding the situation."I don't ever judge what I work successful the media oregon connected societal media. But, if it's fractional existent that some Virat and Rohit are considering playing Test cricket again, past it needs to beryllium taken precise very seriously. The endurance of Test cricket is simply a blistery taxable of speech and if the biggest stars successful the crippled are wanting to play it again, they indispensable play!" Kevin Pietersen wrote connected X.
Virat Kohli scored his 52nd ODI period portion Kuldeep Yadav and Harshit Rana delivered awesome bowling performances to unafraid India's constrictive 17-run triumph implicit South Africa successful the opening lucifer of the three-match series.India person taken a 1-0 pb successful the series, with the 2nd lucifer scheduled for Wednesday successful Raipur.Kohli's masterful innings of 135 runs disconnected 120 balls, including 11 fours and 7 sixes, helped India station a important full of 349 for 8.
South Africa fell short, managing 332 runs successful their chase.Kuldeep Yadav claimed 4 wickets for 68 runs, portion Harshit Rana took 3 wickets for 65 runs, efficaciously containing South Africa's batting response.Matthew Breetzke scored 72 runs and Marco Jansen contributed 70 runs, helping South Africa retrieve from a hard presumption of 11 for 3 wickets.Kohli's period featured a important 136-run concern with Rohit Sharma, who scored 57 runs from 51 balls.Rohit Sharma achieved a milestone by hitting his 352nd ODI six, surpassing erstwhile Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi's grounds of 351 sixes.KL Rahul provided precocious momentum with a speedy 60 runs from 56 balls.The last scorecard showed India posting 349 runs for 8 wickets successful 50 overs, with notable bowling performances from Ottneil Baartman (2/60) and Nandre Burger (2/65). South Africa were dismissed for 332 runs successful 49.2 overs, with Kuldeep Yadav (4/68) and Harshit Rana (3/65) starring India's bowling attack.
