Virat Kohli likely to miss next two Tests, also doubtful for final game

Indias star batter Virat Kohli is likely to miss the third and fourth Tests against England due to personal reasons which also kept him out of the first two matches of the IND vs ENG Test series a BCCI source said on WednesdayChances of Kohli playing the final Test of the IND vs ENG Test series in Dharamsala from March 711 are also remote but the board isnt looking that far ahead as that particular match is still a month awayThe third Test will be held in Rajkot from February 1519 while the fourth game is in Ranchi from February 2327On February 3 PTI had reported that there is no clarity on Kohlis participation in the series and he will only be picked if he is in a position to playRecently Kohlis close friend and former South African skipper AB de Villiers had revealed on his YouTube show that the Indian batting ace is missing in action due to the impending arrival of his second childThe BCCI has time and again made it clear that when it comes to family matters it stands firmly behind the cricketer and it will be Virats call when he is ready to make a comeback As of now it looks unlikely that he will play in the series a BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymityAlso ReadTo err is DRSThe other big question has been Jasprit Bumrahs workload management after the teams bowling spearhead sent down 33 overs for a matchwinning haul of nine wickets in the second TestIt is understood that the third Tests result could go a long way in deciding the course of the series which would make it difficult to rest Bumrah in the Rajkot game If he plays in Rajkot it is a foregone conclusion that he will not play the next game in Ranchi which would start in three days time after the third TestAmong the imminent comebacks KL Rahul is likely to return to the playing eleven and Rajat Patidar will then have to sit out as Shreyas Iyer after his tremendous work in the field including a superb runout of Ben Stokes in Visakhapatnam will get another goRavindra Jadejas progress has been positive and his hamstring is healing well but it might not be good enough to allow him to get cracking on his home turf in RajkotMohammed Siraj will be back after being given workloadrelated rest in Visakhapatnam and Mukesh Kumar is more than hundred percent certain to get the axe from playing elevenIf Bumrah isnt rested it will be interesting to see if head coach Rahul Dravid and captain Rohit Sharma play two pacers along with three spinners or include a batting allrounder like Washington Sundar who has had scores of 85 not out and 96 not out in the previous home series against the same oppositionWith agency inputs