Virat Kohli Flies Back To Mumbai Citing 'Personal Emergency': Report

The reason is yet to be known what the personal emergency is but the expectations are that Virat will be joining the Indian team on time.

Virat Kohli in action.

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India’s run machine Virat Kohli had come to Mumbai from Guwahati citing a personal emergency while the rest of the team reached Trivandrum to take part in the second warm-up game against the Netherlands, as per reports.

However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has not confirmed if Kohli will miss out on playing the warm-up game. As per reports, the former India skipper will join the team on time for the Netherlands clash.

Virat Kohli has been a pillar of the Indian batting lineup and he will look to make the most out of it since the World Cup is taking place in India.

"A source from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that he went to Mumbai for personal reasons. Virat will rejoin the team soon," Cricbuzz quoted a source as saying.

The reason is yet to be known what the personal emergency is but the expectations are that Virat will be joining the Indian team on time.

Earlier, Virat only played in one ODI against Australia in the recently passed three-match ODI series. Kohli ended up scoring 56 runs although the Indian team suffered defeat in the contest.

"The last two and a half years have taught me a lot. Those angry celebrations are a thing of the past. I have had many suggestions, lots of advice has come my way; people were telling me I was doing this wrong, that wrong," Kohli said, as per ICC.

"I picked out all the videos from the best time I had, same initial movement, same approach towards the ball and it was just what was happening inside my head, I wasn't able to explain it to anyone," he added.

This might be the last World Cup for Kohli as he is in his mid-30s. He will be looking to break all the records and help India seal the trophy.