In an Instagram story shared by his wife Anushka Sharma, who is pregnant with the couple’s first child, Kohli can be seen cleaning her quills. Anushka captioned the image, “She caught the husband diligently and cleaned his muddy quills before the tour.”
The wait for Virat Kohli and his Royal Challengers Bangalore team for an IPL title continues after they were eliminated from the Eliminator by Sunrisers Hyderabad. In the final, the Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals to claim their fifth title in Dubai on Wednesday. Kohli will now aim to reboot and come back in April for IPL 2021, but before that, the Indian skipper has a difficult task with the India tour of Australia. Kohli and his team will be flying from the UAE directly to Australia due to the Covid-19 pandemic quarantine rules and it appears that Kohli is already preparing for the tour.
India vs Australia: Virat Kohli is ready for paternity leave, will miss last three tests
In an Instagram story shared by his wife Anushka Sharma, who is pregnant with the couple’s first child, Kohli can be seen cleaning her quills. Anushka captioned the image: “Diligently caught husband and cleaned his muddy quills before tour.” Pregnant Anushka Sharma has been in the UAE with other WAGs of cricketers for the duration of the IPL. It is not known whether the WAGs will also travel to Australia.
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Kohli, the captain of India in all three formats, will miss the last three events of the tour schedule for next January, as he has applied for paternity leave. In his absence, Vice Captain Ajinkya Rahane is more likely to lead the team; But with Rohit Sharma added to the tour in a revised squad announced by the national selectors, the now 5-time IPL-winning captain could be in line to lead the team as well, if he’s fit to play the test series. Rohit has rested for the ODI and T20I. In his absence, KL Rahul will be Kohli’s substitute.
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