Virat Kohli May Miss India’s T20 World Cup: As a result of taking a break following IPL 2024, Virat Kohli will join the Indian team late for the upcoming T20 World Cup. The team’s warm-up match against Bangladesh is scheduled for June 1, but Kohli is expected to fly out to New York on May 30.
Kohli informed the BCCI of his decision before the first batch of Indian players, including Rohit Sharma, left for the USA on Saturday.
“Kohli had informed us way beforehand that he will be joining the team late and that is why the BCCI has kept his visa appointment for a later date. He is expected to fly out to New York in the early morning of May 30th. The BCCI has agreed to his request,” a BCCI official was quoted as saying by the publication.
In addition, Hardik Pandya and Sanju Samson, the wicketkeeper-batter and vice-captain of the India T20I team, will also join their colleagues later on.
According to reports, Samson has some personal work to do in Dubai.
As part of IPL 2024, Kohli played all 15 matches for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, which finished fourth on the table but lost in the elimination round to Rajasthan Royals.
As of now, Kohli leads the Orange Cap race with 741 runs from 15 innings.
On Saturday night, Rohit, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Dube, Mohammed Siraj, Axar Patel, and Shubman Gill left Mumbai for the World Cup.
On June 5, India will face Ireland in a Group A match, followed by a blockbuster match against Pakistan on June 9. Bangladesh will be their warm-up opponent.
Since winning the inaugural ICC World T20 in 2007, India hasn’t won the title. Their last appearance resulted in a semi-final exit.
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