Kohli likely to be rested for SL series
When the BCCI selection committee meets in Mumbai on Monday to pick teams for the three-match T20I series against New Zealand the three-match Test series against touring Sri Lanka, the biggest decision chairman M.S.K. Prasad and Co. might take is regarding rest for captain Virat Kohli. If someone needs rest in the Indian squad, it is Kohli who has been playing non-stop. The skipper will surely get a breather if he confirms swirling reports about his impending marriage to Anushka Sharma in November. It is highly likely that Kohli will sit out the T20I series against New Zealand, which will start from November 1 in New Delhi. The Lanka Test series will start at Eden Gardens from November 16. Kohli said on Saturday that they would rotate the players to give rest to key batsmen ahead of the overseas tours to South Africa and England, so it remains to be seen whether selectors will actually do that. Kohli himself is playing all three formats regularly and seems to tbbest candidate for some rest for T20I series. K.L. Rahul may be retained in the T20 squad after Ajinkya Rahane was preferred over him in the ODI series as third opener. It will be the last series for Ashish Nehra who is set to announce his retirement. Whether front line spinners R. Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja will be recalled for T20I series or preserved for Test series against Sri Lanka will be the point of discussion in the meeting. No major changes are likely in the Test squad that beat Sri Lanka 3-0 in their backyard. Bulawayo, Oct. 22: Leg spinner Devendra Bishoo put the West Indies in firm control of the first Test as he ran through Zimbabwe’s batting line-up on the second afternoon at Queens Sports Club on Sunday.
After picking up two wickets in the first session, Bishoo grabbed three more in the second to record his fourth fivewicket haul in Tests.
With fast bowlers Jason Holder and Kemar Roach contributing two wickets apiece, Zimbabwe were bowled out for 159 to give the West Indies a first-innings lead of 60.
While the turning pitch has provided assistance to the spinners on the opening two days, Zimbabwe’s batsmen were largely culpable for their own downfall.
The hosts made a positive start in reply to West Indies’ 219 all out, with openers Hamilton Masakadza and Solomon Mire moving their overnight total from 19 to 44 without loss.
But an overly adventurous stroke from Mire allowed Roach to strike, as the debutant was caught on the midwicket boundary for 27.
That lack of patience in the face of some disciplined bowling on a slow surface set the tone for Zimbabwe’s innings.
Mire’s replacement, Craig Ervine, dug in alongside Masakadza as the pair put on 47 for the second wicket to put Zimbabwe back in control.
But from 91 for one Zimbabwe slipped to 139/7 as Masakadza felt for a Bishoo delivery and edged behind.
Scores: West Indies 219 in 82.5 overs vs Zimbabwe 159 in 61.3 overs (Masakadza 42, Bishoo 5/79).