Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane and Ravichandran Ashwin have opted out of the three-day first-class warm-up fixture against County Select XI in Durham that started on Tuesday. "Kohli felt stiffness in his back on late Monday evening and he has been advised rest from the three-day first-class warm-up game by the BCCI Medical Team. Rohit Sharma, playing his 100th first-class game, is leading the side. India will play an intra-squad game from July 26 to July 28 at the same venue. India: Rohit Sharma(C), Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, KL Rahul (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

Source: The Hindu July 20, 2021 11:24 UTC