India Test skipper Virat Kohli on Monday confirmed that he is ‘absolutely fit’ to play the third Test against South Africa which is scheduled to begin from January 11 in Cape Town. However, Kohli also said that pacer Mohammed Siraj is not match-ready as he is still recovering from a hamstring injury which he had incurred during the second Test.


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"I'm absolutely fit. Siraj is still recovering, I don't think he's match ready yet and I don't think we can take the risk of playing a pacer who isn't 110% fit," Kohli said during a press conference.



Talking about Siraj's replacement, Kohli said, "We have such a solid group of fast bowlers today that we're confused about who to play, and I couldn't be happier it's that way."



Further talking about fitness, Kohli said: "More so now with playing in environments where we are restricted most of the times, I think these things are already being discussed and considered, things will improve as we go ahead. This is the only way to manage this, you do not want to lose important players. These are the few things I have observed that have led to players having niggles."


Team India will look to bounce back in the third and final Test of the series after suffering a seven-wicket loss in the second Test.


India kicked off the South Africa tour on a perfect note, crushing the hosts by 113 runs in the series-opener at Centurion.


However, the Proteas won the second game to leave the three-match series level at 1-1.