Ravindra Jadeja set for India return, Virat Kohli may skip Sri Lanka T20I series

Ravindra Jadeja is set for India return. The all-rounder, who has been down and out since the first India-New Zealand Test late November 2021 in Kanpur, will be part of the series against Sri Lanka. It is almost sure that he will be included in the squad for the two-Test series that follows, but Cricbuzz understands that if all works out in a good way, he could well play the three Twenty20 Internationals that precede the two-Test series.

According to information obtained by this website, Jadeja, who was going through recovery at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore till recently, has already arrived at Lucknow, where the first of the three Twenty20 matches will be played, on February 24. He is believed to be undergoing quarantine in a Lucknow hotel. He has been undergoing Covid tests and he part of the Twenty20 squad if he returns negative.

In the interim, there is also a chance that Kohli will given a break for the Twenty20 series. A message to Kohli didn’t elicit an immediate answer however different sources close to him and the Indian team have uncovered to this website that the former captain could be rested for the three T20Is.

He may, in any case, return for the Tests, which means his 100th Test could be in Mohali, where the first India-Sri Lanka Test will be played from March 3. If he takes an extended break, his 100th Test could be in Bangalore, the venue of the second and final Test.