New Delhi: Indian squad for the upcoming five-match series against West Indies has been announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday.
Though it was very much expected, it is now official that former India captain Virat Kohli has been put on a ‘rest’ by the cricket board and will not be a part of the T20I squad for the series set to be held in Caribbean island.
Interestingly, Yuzvendra Chahal and Jasprit Bumrah have been put on a rest too, while skipper Kuldeep Yadav and KL Rahul will be missing the tour owing to fitness.
Despite the non-availability of several known faces, the absence of Kohli raised eyebrows and further triggered a meme fest on social media as per the custom. As soon as the news surfaced, #Dropped began trending top on the microblogging site Twitter.
Check Top Reactions Here:
— neeraj. (@_masterofchase_) July 14, 2022
Bhai aap Dream 11 par team bna lena. ? pic.twitter.com/nmrsSPnrFb
— राहुल (@rahulpassi) July 14, 2022
https://t.co/ianV4EcW2z pic.twitter.com/so9FnwOgxr
— योगेश चौहान (@iamyoge) July 14, 2022
— Rishabh Pandey (@rishabhpost) July 14, 2022
Dekh raha hai na Binod ,ye BCCI fir s virat ko rest de dya #Kohli #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/vFTaqCXSuR
— Mangesh Thakur (@Mangesh35876705) July 13, 2022
Virat Kohli to BCCI after being dropped#TeamIndia #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/pXlCc7QEC0
— Shubham (@Bara_ki_dher) July 14, 2022
Virat Kohli dropped pic.twitter.com/5dAZ1SLorh
— भाई साहब (@Bhai_saheb) July 14, 2022
Why has Virat Kohli been rested ? Rested or dropped? He’s not in the good form of his life. So, he should be given more matches to prove himself.#TeamIndia #WIvIND #IndvsWI #ViratKohli @BCCI #BCCI @SGanguly99 @JayShah @imVkohli https://t.co/pBaJ8G8Kp6
— Mrityunjoy Mazumdar ?? (@Mrityunjoy_offl) July 14, 2022
During #2019cwc
3D all rounder ko MYSTERIOUS INJURY HUI & suddenly wo team se Baahar ho Gaya..
Tab Captain tha @imVkohli
Aaj Virat ko Suddenly ek MYSTERIOUS INJURY ho gayee & tab ka Captain aaj team se DROP ho gaya .
Circle of Life #dropped #BCCI #ViratKohli #INDvsEND pic.twitter.com/wUVxcv1DhK
— Deepak Singh Kushwah (@its_dsk) July 14, 2022
For the unversed, Kohli is going through a rough phase in his cricket career, with a disappointing performance in IPL 2022 as well as in rescheduled T20I series against England.
