Indian cricket team star Virat Kohli was spotted at the Mumbai airport and he is set to rejoin his teammates ahead of the Cricket World Cup 2023. Kohli was in Guwahati with the team for the warm-up match against England but after the game was called off due to rain, he had to travel to Mumbai for some emergency reason. However, it seems like he is done with his commitments in Mumbai and he is on his way to join the team once again before their first match in the competition in Chennai when they take on Australia on October 8.
Kohli didn’t join the team’s optional practice session in Thiruvananthapuram due to personal reasons but is expected to link up with the squad before the second warm-up game against The Netherlands. “It was an optional session. He is expected to join the squad soon and could play the warm-up game if required,” a BCCI source told PTI.
On the day, skipper Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer and Mohammed Shami also skipped the session which was attended by Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Ravindra Jadeja.
The World Cup warm-up match against the Dutch will be the last chance for India to get some game time before the start of the tournament proper against Australia in Chennai on October 8.
The Indians had a full-fledged session with Gill, Surya, and KL Rahul batting against Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. Ashwin and Jadeja also rolled their arm over as they both are expected to play a massive role in this World Cup on tracks which offer turn.
(With PTI inputs)