Virat Kohli has been out of cricketing action since the Afghanistan T20I series in January.
New Delhi: Star batter Virat Kohli has finally arrived in India to join his teammates at Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) ahead of the upcoming season of Indian Premier League (IPL). While most of his teammates have already checked in Bengaluru earlier this week, Kohli was the most high-profile face, who did not show up, creating a buzz over his availability for RCB in IPL 2024. It is understood, Kohli was with his family in the United Kingdom. Recently, he became a father for the second time in February.
THE GOAT HAS REACHED INDIA. 🐐 [Viral Bhayani]
– The wait is over for all cricket fans….!!!!pic.twitter.com/Vs2SPrG984
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 17, 2024
Kohli last played for India in the third T20I against Afghanistan exactly two months ago (January 17) in Bengaluru. Post that, the former RCB skipper withdrew from the first two Tests against England citing personal reasons. Although the exact reason of his withdrawal wasn’t known at that time, it was a social media from his wife Anushka Sharma that cleared the picture.
The duo welcomed a baby boy named Akaay on February 15, Anushka shared on social media. Eventually, Kohli decided to be by his family at that point in time, and decided not to play in the rest of the series all well, which in turn helped the Indian team management to unearth quite a few talents.