Virat Kohli To Join India In New York Before Warm-Up Game Against Bangladesh

Virat Kohli is expected to arrive in New York before the warmup game [X.com]

India’s star batter Virat Kohli is expected to arrive in New York before the warmup game, according to reports. Kohli, who requested a short break from the BCCI before the T20 World Cup 2024, was not on the flight with the first batch of the Indian team squad, which arrived in New York on Sunday.

As per reports, Kohli will likely join the squad before their only warmup fixture against Bangladesh on June 1. It is understood he will fly towards the end of the month.

“He will reach New York before the warm-up vs Bangladesh on June 1. Whether he plays or not in the warm-up will be management’s call – whether they feel there is enough gap between him landing and the warm-up fixture,” a source told News18.com.

Kohli had a stellar IPL season, winning the Orange Cap after scoring 741 runs in 15 innings at an average of 61.75. He smashed one century and five fifties in the tournament at a strike rate of over 154. 

This was the second time he won the award for becoming the leading run-getter in an IPL season; the first was in 2016, when he scored a record 973 runs.

The second batch of players, including Sanju Samson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, and Yashasvi Jaiswal, left 27 May morning and will join the squad soon. 

Meanwhile, the first batch of players, including captain Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Akshar Patel, and traveling reserves Shubman Gill and Khaleel Ahmed, touched down in New York on Sunday.