IND vs SA Live: Virat Kohli injury scare – After sitting out of the 2nd Test with a back injury, India’s Test skipper Virat Kohli took some time out to train with the team ahead of Day 3. Kohli was seen shadow practising and received throwdowns from head coach Rahul Dravid during the warm-up of Day 3 in Johannesburg. Follow India vs South Africa Live Updates on InsideSport. IN.
Virat Kohli suffered an upper back spasm and was ruled out of the 2nd Test at the last moment despite training with the team a day before. It raised speculations whether it was a recurrence of the slip disc problem that he faced in 2018.
IND vs SA Live: Virat Kohli brushes aside back injury scare, trains with team ahead of Day 3 in Johannesburg Test
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IND vs SA Live: Virat Kohli brushes aside back injury scare, trains with team ahead of Day 3 in Johannesburg Test
In a statement, BCCI said Virat Kohli had suffered an upper back spasm that could occur due to excessive exercise. Back spasm is the tightness and pain in the muscle that generally goes away with rest. But with Virat Kohli’s history, it raised more questions than answers.
“Virat Kohli had a spasm on his upper back this morning. He won’t feature in the second Test against South Africa at The Wanderers. The BCCI medical team will be monitoring him during the course of this Test match,” declared the BCCI.
However, with him returning to batting, it is a good sign for India who will be banking on him in the 3rd Test.
IND vs SA Live: Virat Kohli brushes aside back injury scare, trains with team ahead of Day 3 in Johannesburg Test
Rahul Dravid, who is well aware of the noise that is surrounding the captain, took time out to give Virat Kohli throwdowns. Kohli also faced few deliveries from Indian bowlers and spent some time discussing with Shardul Thakur.
On Day 2, Virat Kohli was seen at the boundary lines speaking with Mohammed Shami during his spell.
