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Virat Kohli (source: Twitter)
Ahead of the 20-20 World Cup, the Indian team has set up camp at WACA in Pert. They are currently playing against Western Australia in a warm-up game, where India is on the field to get used to the playing conditions. However, star Indian batter Virat Kohli was not included in India's playing XI for the match.
Fans were worried about the same and believed that the former Indian skipper may have sustained an injury. As it turns out, the star batter opted to practice in the nets instead of playing the game. Kohli was spotted in the nets as head coach Rahul Dravid gave him throw-downs.
The video of the incident has surfaced on the internet, and fans were relieved to see that he was not injured. Virat can be seen playing a few drives in the video, most likely getting used to the bouncy conditions in Australia.
Here is the video of Virat Kohli
Virat kohli in the net's @mufaddal_vohra @manoj_dimri @SushantNMehta @Dheerajsingh @R25074763 @aakash tyagi @rohitjuglan pic.twitter.com/8vWlGWCKaw
— R (@R25074763) October 10, 2022
The 33-year-old was out of shape for a long time, but he recovered after a lengthy break. He performed well in the recently concluded Asia Cup 2022 and broke the jinx to score his 71st international century after a gap of 1021 days. This was also his first international century in the game's shortest format.
In the meantime, all the fans and his teammates will have huge expectations from him. He is a vital cog for the Indian team in the World Cup, and the team's success will highly rely on him. Virat would want to continue his newly found form in the crucial event. The star Indian batter was also spotted signing a few autographs for his fans at the venue ahead of the warmup game.
While the rest of the team is gearing up for the World Cup, star players Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja have been ruled out due to injuries. Rohit Sharma and the team would look to give their best without these star players.