No one asked if we wanted to rest, reveals RP Singh

Former India captain Virat Kohli has been rested for the upcoming series against West Indies which is scheduled to begin later this month. Virat Kohli has not been in form for a long time and taking a rest in the series against the island nation has raised a lot of questions. India is supposed to play three ODIs and five T20Is during the series which could have been a good chance for Kohli to regain his lost form.

"When a player is going through a bad patch, he won't ask for rest. He should play more games as taking a rest won't help him return to form. The graph has gone down and will be up again only when you play regular matches. The luxury of taking a rest isn't available to every player. When Pragyan (Ojha) and I were a part of the Indian team, there was no such thing as rest. No one asked if we wanted to rest... you either got selected or dropped," RP Singh said on Cricbuzz.

"Even senior players didn't take rest before the T20 World Cup 2007, and that was because the format was new. A cricketer's playing days are limited, and he eventually has to retire. Only if Virat has a niggle, then it's the right decision," added RP Singh.

Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal have also been rested for the series.