SportIndia's selectors Saturday rested prolific skipper Virat Kohli for the upcoming Asia Cup one-day cricket tournament in the UAE where arch-rivals Pakistan are also competing. Batsman Rohit Sharma will lead the 16-member squad in Kohli's absence during the regional six-team competition to be held from September 15-28. The England series ends on September 11, four days before the start of the Asia Cup. And in less than a week after the Asia Cup final, India are set to play against the West Indies in a home Test series. Before the England series, Kohli was forced to miss out on a stint with Surrey due to a neck injury and in the Lord's Test he suffered a lower-back strain.

Source: Sunday Times September 01, 2018 10:07 UTC