Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma.
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Team India’s star player Virat Kohli might miss World Cup warm-up match against the Netherlands in Thiruvananthapuram on October 3.
The buzz has it that cricketer Virat Kohli has requested BCCI officials for some time off from the management citing personal reasons.
Virat Kohli took an emergency flight to Mumbai and is expected to join soon, reported Cricbuzz and a source from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Ahead of World Cup warm-up matches, Kohli’s unexpected trip adds more fuel to Anushka’s pregnancy rumours.
Meanwhile, the Indian cricket team arrived in Thiruvananthapuram on October 01 for their second and final warm-up game against the Netherlands on October 3 (Tuesday) sans star cricketer Virat Kohli.
It seems the rain has followed Team India from Guwahati to Kerala as moderate to heavy rain is predicted on match day. The match faces a 'threat' of a washout due to unfavourable weather conditions.
Team India will kick off their World Cup campaign in Chennai on October 8 against Australia. The World Cup mania will begin from October 5 between previous WC finalists, England and New Zealand in Ahmedabad.
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