27 February,2024 04:38 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Virat Kohli with daughter Vamika (Pic: File Pic)
India's star batsman Virat Kohli was recently seen spending time with his daughter Vamika at a restaurant in London. The famously known couple Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma were recently blessed with a baby boy named "Akaay".
Previously, the Indian cricket team's stalwart Virat Kohli opted out of the first two test matches against England citing "personal reasons."
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When asked to the Board of Control for Cricket in India Secretary Jay Shah, stated that he has the right to ask for personal leave.
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"If a person, for the first time in a 15-year career, asks for personal leave, it's his right. Virat is not a player who will ask for leave for no reason. We need to trust our player and back him," Shah was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.
Later the Indian board announced that Kohli will continue to miss the remainder of the test series against England.
"Virat Kohli will remain unavailable for selection for the remainder of the series due to personal reasons. The Board fully respects and supports Mr. Kohli's decision," said a statement from the board.
Team India has taken an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match test against England.
The hosts will now lock horns with the English men for the fifth and final test clash in Dharamshala which will kick start on March 7.
Kohli's last appearance in an Indian jersey was in the T20I series against Afghanistan in January.
Meanwhile, when the BCCI secretary was asked whether Kohli would be part of the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup in June, Shah replied: "We will talk about him [soon]."
Jay Shah also confirmed that Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian pack in the upcoming T20 World Cup.
"Rohit has the ability, we know. As he showed in the ODI World Cup where we won 10 matches in a row until the final. I am confident that India will lift the 2024 T20 World Cup under Rohit Sharma's captaincy in Barbados," he added.
