India have plenty of options in the form of Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Shubhman Gill and KL Rahul. And if cleared, Rohit Sharma will join the list for third and fourth Tests.
In Kohli’s absence, Ajinkya Rahane is almost set to lead the side and former Indian cricket great Sunil Gavaskar wants Rahane to take Kohli’s place in the batting order as well.
Kohli, who will miss the rest of the three Tests, will return home as his wife Anushka Sharma is expecting the birth of their first child in early January.
The 44-year-old actor took to his Instagram handle on Wednesday to share a photo of himself. The post was captioned as, ''Precaution is better than cure. Going to shoot so got Corona tested!