Virat Kohli’s scans have raised new injury worries for India ahead of the first Test in Perth. The 36-year-old is suffering an unidentified ailment ahead of the first India vs. Australia Test match at the Optus Stadium in Perth, according to a Sydney Morning Herald article.

Given their previous performance, the hosts will undoubtedly start as the favorites in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India came to Australia fresh off a 3-0 thrashing at the hands of New Zealand.

Although the article does not specify the severity of the injury, sources told the Sydney Morning Herald that the former captain of India did have scans on Thursday. However, Virat’s injury prevented him from playing in Friday’s intra-squad practice match at the WACA in Perth, which was a huge boost.

Kohli is under increasing pressure because of his severe decline in form. His troubles are further highlighted by the fact that he has had inconsistent form this year and has failed to record a Test ton.

KL Rahul was also forced to leave the field after being struck in the elbow, according to the same source. Rohit Sharma, who is doubtful for the first Test match in Perth, might be replaced by the Indian batsman.

The top Indian batsman Virat has easily beaten the Australian bowlers, and his performance against them has not gone unnoticed. He will be drawing inspiration from his prior exploits, as he has averaged 54.08 on Australian soil.

India selected a few players for the team, including Nitish Reddy, Harshit Rana, and Yashasvi Jaiswal, who would be vying for their first BGT appearance.

India’s test team for the tour of Australia

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, and Rohit Sharma (C) are among the players.

Stockpiles

Khaleel Ahmed, Navdeep Saini, and Mukesh Kumar