Virat Kohli did not travel with the first batch of Indian players who flew to New York after the conclusion of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star, who won the Orange Cap in IPL 2024, requested for an extended break after his team made an exit after losing the Eliminator to Rajasthan Royals (RR). While there was a bit of a suspense over when he would join his India teammates in New York, he was finlly spotted at the Mumbai airport, leaving for New York.
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A video has now gone viral on social media in which Kohli can be seen asking the photographers to be careful of what they click. Even though ABP Live could not independently verify whether his son Akaay was with him, a clip claims that Kohli was asking the paps not to take his son's pictures. The clip has gone viral on social media.
Take a look at the video here:
India Set To Begin Their T20 World Cup 2024 Against Ireland
As far as India are concerned, they will begin their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign against Ireland at the Nassau County Cricket Stadium in New York on June 5 (Wednesday) before their marquee clash against Pakistan at the same venue on June 9. Prior to their group-stage matches, India are set to take on Bangladesh in their only warm-up match ahead of the ICC event.
With Kohli having left for New York late, he is unlikely to play a part in the entire match. However, with the ICC not giving this match an official status, allowing some room for flexibility of rules, he could come in and have a hit in the middle.