Kohli, who didn’t feature in the second Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, will also miss the final two Tests as he has returned home to be alongside his wife, Anushka Sharma, for the birth of their first child.
Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar found himself in a similar situation as his son, Rohan, was born while he was away on the West Indies tour. But Gavaskar stayed put.
India chased down 403 in the fourth innings of the third Test at the Port of Spain to level the series at 1-1. Gavaskar was one of the architects of the win with a century.
West Indies captain Clive Lloyd resorted to intimidatory bowling in the final Test that saw Gaekwad and Brijesh Patel retiring hurt in the first innings and as many as five Indian batsmen being absent hurt in the second innings.
Gaekwad had himself scored a gritty 81 in the first innings, sharing a 136-run opening stand with Gavaskar. Gaekwad was then retired hurt and couldn’t bat in the second innings as India lost the controversial Test by 10 wickets.
He said,
Anshuman Gaekwad supports Virat Kohli
Despite Virat Kohli deciding to return home in the midst of the ongoing Test series, Gaekwad supports the Indian skipper’s decision. He said,
Gaekwad also warned Team India against complacency as they won the second Test at Melbourne without Kohli. Gaekwad added,
Having tied the series 1-1 at Melbourne, India will take on Australia for the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) from Thursday.
However, Team India will be without the likes of Kohli, Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav for the remainder of the series.
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