Virat Kohli’s decision to take paternity leave during the 2020 India vs Australia series has caused a sensation in the sports world. While many have spoken out against the captain’s decision, he has mostly been praised for taking such a progressive step and balancing his priorities before the birth of his first child. Of course, by accepting Kohli’s decision, it will also make the already difficult Australian environment that much more difficult for the Men in Blue.
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Kohli’s paternity leave: Channel 7 claims Kohli’s departure will cost them a lot
The aggressive and lively Kohli is a big part of India’s presence on the field, especially when he plays for a team with so much local support. His absence from his team will not only affect the winger a bit, but has also raised concerns among Australian broadcasters. The already fragile deal between Channel 7 and Cricket Australia will now be further tested as broadcasters expect a massive drop in viewership without Kohli.
According to Yahoo Sport, channel 7, who were granted the rights to broadcast all four red ball games in the series, are also resentful of the fact that their competitors, Fox Sports They were given the rights to the white ball games, each of which will have Kohli playing. They have also complained that almost all of their summer promotion depended on Kohli and will now have to be modified to reflect Kohli’s absence from all but one test match, including the iconic Boxing Day Test.
Channel 7 he nearly pulled out of his $ 450 million deal with CA earlier this year after a predicted lack of audience for the Big Bash League due to a lack of big international names. The postponement of the last test from its traditional date of January 2 to January 7 will also affect the audience, since the Christmas season will have passed.
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Anushka Sharma pregnant
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma announced earlier this year that their first child was expected together. Since then, Anushka Sharma has been seen cheering for her husband at IPL Dream11 in the United Arab Emirates. However, it appears that she will not be accompanying the team. Kohli will of course join her after the T20I, ODI and the first test in Adelaide.
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India Squad for Australia 2020
The BCCI has announced the India team for the 2020 India vs Australia series. The much talked about roster has already gone through multiple amendments in light of some new injury reports and other updates. Rohit Sharma has now received clearance to play the test games in Kohli’s absence. Sanju Samson has received a call to the ODI team, while T Natarajan has been added to the T20I roster. The youths, Varun Chakravarthy and Kamlesh Nagarkoti have been discarded, while the additions of Ishant Sharma and Wriddhiman Saha are provisional based on their physical condition.
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