After missing the Test series against England, Virat Kohli may also stay away from the 17th season of the Indian Premier League. This claim was made by former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar. Sunil Gavaskar says Virat Kohli may not be seen in IPL season 17. Earlier, Virat Kohli did not take part in the five-Test match series against England due to the birth of his second child.
Virat Kohli is expected to return to the field by IPL 2024. Virat Kohli has been keeping his distance from the field since the T20 series against Afghanistan. Virat Kohli is currently in London and is also keeping his distance from net training. Sunil Gavaskar responded to questions asked about Kohli’s IPL game: ‘Will he play? There is a reason why he is not playing. “Maybe he is not playing IPL. There’s a reason, right? For the same reason, he may not even play IPL.”
Why did the question of not playing come up?
Virat Kohli had withdrawn his name just a day before the series against England began. Initially, Virat Kohli withdrew his name due to personal reasons. However, before the start of the Ranchi Test, Virat Kohli explained the reason behind withdrawing his name from the series. Virat Kohli said that he has become a father for the second time.
But Virat Kohli has not returned to India yet. If you don’t take part in the IPL, it might be difficult for Virat Kohli to take part in the T20 World Cup that will be held this year. However, the chances of this happening are very low as a player like Virat Kohli definitely doesn’t want to miss such a big tournament.