Legendary Indian cricketer Virat Kohli was spotted in London following the 2-0 ODI series loss against Sri Lanka. The star Indian batter who played a heroic role in India's T20 World Cup 2024 triumph had a dismal outing in the recently concluded series played in 50-over format. Kohli only scored 58 runs from three matches at an average of 19.33. Virat was seen crossing a street in London in a rare public appearance. The video of this is currently going viral all over the internet. After India's victory in the T20 World Cup 2024 also Virat went to London, where he was seen with his wife Anushka Sharma and son Akaay.
Virat spotted in London
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No Virat Kohli in Duleep Trophy
BCCI announced the official four squads for the first round of the upcoming edition of the Duleep Trophy 2024-25 season. The tournament will commence on September 5 in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, and M Chinnaswamy stadium, Bengaluru. Many senior players like Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, and Shreyas Iyer are going to be a part of this tournament. However, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have not been named in any of the teams for the first round. BCCI secretary Jay Shah has clarified that their participation was not deemed necessary for the tournament.
"Apart from them, everyone else is playing. You should appreciate that. One must note that Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer are playing in the Buchi Babu tournament. We should not insist on players like Rohit and Virat to play in the Duleep Trophy. They will risk injury. If you have noticed, in Australia and England, every international player does not play domestic cricket. We have to treat the players with respect," Shah told TOI.
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