Virat Kohli will attend pressers earlier than his a centesimal Test: Rahul Dravid rubbishes rumours forward of Johannesburg Test

India tour of South Africa: Head coach Rahul Dravid, whereas talking to the media forward of the 2nd Test in Johannesburg, stated Virat Kohli will attend the pre-match press convention forward of his a centesimal Test. Rahul Dravid rubbished claims that Virat Kohli has been avoiding press conferences in South Africa (AFP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSVirat Kohli has not been attending the customary pre-match press conferencesRahul Dravid rubbished claims that the skipper has been avoiding th pressIndia will tackle South Africa within the 2nd Test in Johannesburg from January 3India head coach Rahul Dravid on Sunday rubbished rumors that Virat Kohli has been avoiding press conferences amid all the surface noise surrounding him in the course of the ongoing tour in South Africa. Dravid stated the India captain has been held again in order to permit him to talk to the press in a grand method forward of his a centesimal Test, which can be in Cape Town from January 11.

All across the globe, captains tackle the press on the eve of Test matches however Virat Kohli didn’t achieve this forward of the primary Test in opposition to South Africa final month. Ahead of the 2nd Test, beginning January 3, it was not Kohli however head coach Dravid who addressed the pre-match press convention.Asked if Virat Kohli was avoiding speaking to the press particularly amid the raging controversy surrounding his feedback over the limited-overs captaincy in December, Dravid performed down the skipper’s absence from the customary pre-match interactions with the media.”Nothing like that,” Dravid stated on the eve of the 2nd Test on the Wanderers in Johannesburg.”I was told Virat is just being held back from press conferences for now because he has his 100th Test coming up in Cape Town. If he addresses the press then, it can be a big event. The reporters can ask him questions about his 100th Test then. You can celebrate him then. As far as I know, there is no other reason he is not here.”It’s not like he has not been talking. He may be very concerned within the recreation, and in between the video games… he has interviews in the course of the Test, toss and all that. He will converse to the media earlier than his a centesimal Test,” Dravid added.Having sealed a 1-0 lead, Virat Kohli’s males will tackle South Africa within the 2nd Test with a chance to turn into the first-ever Indian staff to win a Test collection in South Africa. History favors India in Johannesburg because the guests have by no means misplaced on the Wanderers, profitable 2 and drawing 3 Tests to date.Click right here for IndiaIn the present day.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.