Indian cricket team's batting maestro Virat Kohli did not travel with Rohit Sharma-led first batch of players flying for the United States. He is also likely to miss out on the upcoming warm-up game against Bangladesh in New York, on June 1 as he has taken a mini-break from cricket after Royal Challengers Bengaluru's exit from IPL 2024 playoffs.
Virat Kohli to miss India's warm-up game
Sports Tak has learned from its sources that Virat Kohli will be leaving from India on the morning of May 30. The star cricketer even asked BCCI to keep his visa appointment for a later date as he wanted some time off after IPL. As for now, Rohit Sharma has left for the US with Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, Suryakumar Yadav, and Kuldeep Yadav.
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They were also joined by Axar Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Shivam Dube, Arshdeep Singh, Shubman Gill, and Khaleel Ahmed. Second batch of Indian players. Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, and Yashasvi Jaiswal US on May 27, right after the IPL 2024 final. However, unlike Kohli, they are most likely to be available for the warm-up clash.
India's T20 World Cup 2024 squad
Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian cricket team in the upcoming edition of the T20 World Cup 2024. They are in the Group A along with USA, Canada, Pakistan, and Ireland. The Men in Blue will start their campaign with a match against the Irish team on June 5 in New York. Then they will go on and compete against their arch-rivals Pakistan at the same venue, on June 9.
Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj.
Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan
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