Virat Kohli, who has recently concluded the IPL season, is expected to miss the warm-up match with Bangladesh. There is no certainty that the cricketer will be playing the warm-up match. The cricketer was seen checking at the hotel and is now taking a rest after a long flight to New York.
Virat Kohli joined the India squad in New York on Friday ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024, following the arrival of his teammates. However, there remains uncertainty regarding his participation in the warm-up game against Bangladesh at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on June 1.
Will Kohli play in a warm-up match against Bangladesh?
Playing Kohli in the warm-up match depends on his personal interests and readiness, as he arrived at the hotel 5 days later than the other squad players, and that to a day before the warm-up match by taking a 16-hour long flight. So his participation of in the India vs Bangladesh match is totally on his health and mental state.
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All the team members arrived earlier than Kohli and were seen on the ground practicing hard for the faceoff in the optional training session on Friday morning where Rinku Singh, Mohammad Siraj, and Shivam Dube were seen sweating out in the net practice. The team will face Ireland on June 5 in the first fixture of the T20 World Cup 2024 season.
Virat Kohli and IPL 2024 Season
Kohli had a great season this year, where he concluded the season by being named the Orange Cap winner. He has scored a whopping 741 runs in a total of 15 games he played and has made it to the qualifiers even after the very poor start of the season but their journey to the cup was knocked out by Rajasthan Royals. His highest score was 113 not out, and his strike rate was 154.69, the highest it has ever been for Kohli in one IPL season.
What if Kohli misses warm-up match
Even if he misses the first warm-up match due to jet leg and rest situations he would still get three net sessions before the first match against Ireland on June 5.
Virat Kohli and T20 World Cup
Virat Kohli has played 25 innings in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, including 11 not-outs and player of the match 7 times in the whole T20 World Cup career. He has accumulated a total score of 1,141 runs. Kohli maintains an impressive average of 81.50, complemented by 14 half-centuries, his highest score of 89 demonstrates his consistency and reliability at the time of pressure game.
