Kohli, 35, had initially withdrawn from the India team for the first two Tests of the series, citing personal reasons but later it was announced that he will miss out on the entire five-match series.
Ahead of the third Test match between India and England at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot on Thursday, uncapped players like Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel were handed their Test caps as they set to make their debut.
India won the toss and decided to bat first against England in the third Test match of the five-game series at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot on Thursday.
De Villiers' comments come as Ishan continues to remain absent from international cricket, having last played in a T20I match against Australia at home in late November
Star India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is on the verge of completing 500 Test wickets as he prepares for the third Test of the five-match Test series against England at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
Former India opener Aakash Chopra opined that left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav should be there in the playing XI for the third Test of the ongoing five-match series against England at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot, saying that he is a wrist spinner and can trap batters
England Test skipper Ben Stokes opined that he does not want to label star India batter Virat Kohli's absence from the series due to personal reasons as a positive or negative for his team, pointing out that him not being there is a broader loss for cricket.
Pujara's last assignment for India was the ICC World Test Championship final in the UK, which India lost. The veteran batter disappointed with the bat in the match and has not featured in Test cricket since then. He was ignored for the series against West Indies and South Africa away from ho
At the SCA stadium, now renamed after former the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and SCA secretary Niranjan Shah, Saurashtra cricketers were honoured by the association for delivering incredible performances in domestic cricket and making the country proud at international level
The stadium has been renamed after former cricketer and cricket administrator, Niranjan Shah ahead of the third Test between India and England, which will take place at this venue.