Cricket News: Kohli rested for last 2 ODIs and T20Is against NZ

Virat Kohli has been rested for the final two ODIs and the three-match T20I series against New Zealand. Rohit Sharma will lead India in Kohli's absence and no replacement has been named. Kohli was last rested for the Asia Cup following India's tour of Ireland and England where he had played all five T20Is, all three ODIs and the entire five-Test series where he scored 593 runs. Kohli returned to lead India in the home series against West Indies before embarking on the tour of Australia. The Indian captain featured in all T20Is, four Tests and three ODIs. BCCI said in a media statement that Considering Virat’s workload in the last few months, the team management and Senior selection committee has decided that it would be ideal for him to get adequate rest ahead of the home series against Australia. As a premier batsman of the team, Kohli scored 2735 international runs including 11 hundreds in 2018.