Need break, will get back to you when I want to play next: Virat Kohli informs BCCI selectors
New Delhi: After securing the title of the top run-scorer in the recently concluded ODI World Cup, former India captain Virat Kohli has opted to skip the upcoming white-ball matches in India's South Africa tour. The tour is set to commence with a T20 International on December 10 in Durban.
According to The Indian Express, Kohli has conveyed his decision to take a break from white-ball cricket to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Although he is expected to participate in the Test matches, the precise timeline for his return to white-ball cricket remains uncertain.
A source from The Indian Express stated, "He (Kohli) has informed the BCCI and selectors that he needs a break from white-ball cricket and will get back to them about when he wants to play white-ball cricket next." The source added, "At the moment, he has informed the BCCI that he will be playing red-ball cricket, which means he is available for selection for the two Test matches in South Africa."
The South Africa tour encompasses three T20 internationals, three One Day Internationals (ODIs), and two Test matches. Kohli's decision to forgo the limited-overs segment follows his outstanding performance in the World Cup, where he amassed 765 runs in 11 innings, including three centuries, earning him the Player of the Tournament title.
The first Test of the tour is scheduled for Boxing Day at Centurion, followed by the second Test in Cape Town. Presently on vacation in London, Kohli is taking a well-deserved break after an intense period of continuous cricket. His last break, alongside captain Rohit Sharma, was before the World Cup in September, where they were rested for the first two ODIs against Australia at home.
The availability of Rohit Sharma for the white-ball games remains uncertain. Rohit, currently on a break in the United Kingdom, led India to ten consecutive wins in the World Cup before their defeat in the final.
The national selection committee, led by former Indian all-rounder Ajit Agarkar, is set to convene soon to select the Indian team for all three formats of the South Africa tour. Additionally, BCCI secretary Jay Shah is expected to hold discussions with Rohit and chairman of selectors Agarkar to outline the future roadmap for the Indian cricket team.
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Karnataka School Edu Dept prohibits children from being made to dance to obscene songs
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka School Education Department has issued a circular strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs in educational and cultural programmes.
It stated that such dances would negatively impact students' mental health and moral values. It will create indiscipline and harm the sanctity of education.
"All the Deputy Directors (Administration) of the state's School Education Department have been asked to take strict measures to prevent children or students from dancing to obscene songs in all government, aided and unaided schools in the state," the office of the commissioner of the School Education Department said in a recent circular.
"If it is found that children are being made to dance to obscene songs, appropriate action will be taken against the headmaster or management of such school," it added.
The department also listed certain measures in this regard, which include: strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes; selecting songs that are inspiring, positive, instilling national pride in children and reflecting the greatness, dignity, values, culture, and morality of the state.
Stating that the school headmaster and management are responsible for selecting songs and dances for cultural programmes, it said, they should also ensure that students wear decent clothes in dance or cultural programmes.
