India’s top batsman Virat Kohli arrived in Novel York for the T20 World Cup on Friday, five days after the rest of his squad, but it is still unclear whether he will take part in Saturday’s warm-up match against Bangladesh. “Virat Kohli checked into the team hotel and was scheduled to rest after the long flight,” a senior BCCI source confirmed his arrival. Having traveled for 16 hours to reach the ‘Gigantic Apple’, his participation in the practice match will depend on how Kohli feels and whether he is willing to take a blow to the Bangladesh team at the Nassau County cricket ground.
Kohli scored 741 runs in 15 IPL matches. He doesn’t need much match training, yet he will still have three high-quality sessions at the net before the first match against Ireland on June 5. There was an optional practice session on Friday morning during which Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube and Mohammed Siraj put in some effort. under the supervision of support staff.
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The team management and the BCCI have often made exceptions when linking Kohli with the national team. He was also allowed a break before the Test series in South Africa, when he arrived in the “Rainbow Nation” only to leave for the UK for personal reasons before rejoining the squad. He missed the entire England Test series at home in February and March due to the birth of his second child. This time too, for the T20 World Cup, the first group of players arrived on May 25 and the second group landed on May 28.
Kohli has missed three training sessions so far, but if you look at how the team management feels, they understand that the legend knows his stuff and there will be no interference in his routines.
