India skipper Virat Kohli will undergo scans on his right shoulder to gauge the extent of his injury sustained after falling awkwardly while diving to save a boundary on day one of the third Test against Australia in Ranchi on Thursday, ESPNCricinfo reported.
Kohli was taken off the field immediately after the incident and did not return for the rest of the day. Ajinkya Rahane took over as captain in his absence. Kohli was seen watching the game from the dressing room with an ice-pack strapped to his shoulder. Australia ended the day on 299/4.
“Virat Kohli’s injury, the exact status of it will be known by tomorrow morning,” India’s fielding coach R Sridhar told reporters during the post-match press conference. “What happened today is that we took a precaution to make sure he doesn’t aggravate that injury.”
“As far as the technique of the dive is concerned I think it was quite an intense chase to the boundary line and in his intent to save that one run he stopped the ball and landed on his right shoulder when he rolled over. Impact was quite heavy because of the momentum he was carrying and so there was a shock on his right shoulder. That is the current status,” Sridhar added.