In 2017, Kohli smashed 2818 international runs including 11 hundreds from 46 matches. He has been rested for the limited-overs phase against Sri Lanka. Kohli welcomed a rare downtime and said it was much needed since his body has taken a toll over the last two years. My body has taken a toll in the last couple of years and now is the perfect time to take a rest from the game," Kohli said after Sri Lanka played out a draw in the final Test at Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla. Before the start of the series, Kohli had said he was no robot and would ask for a rest when he had to.

Source: India Today December 06, 2017 11:15 UTC