Indian skipper Virat Kohli has resumed training ahead of the test series against New Zealand. He was rested for the T20I series, and will also not be a part of the first Test at Kanpur. However, he will join the squad in Mumbai for the Wankhede test match, starting on December 3.
Kohli shared a picture of a cool visitor from his practice session on his Instagram account. The image was of a cat resting on his lap, during the training session at the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai. Kohli wrote, “A quick hello from a cool cat at practice.”
Virat Kohli’s wife and actress, Anushka Sharma, posted “Hello billi” posted on the picture. The Indian skipper, replied, “launda from dilli and mumbai ki billi” (lad from Delhi and cat from Mumbai)
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The India vs New Zealand test series begins on November 25 at the Green Park in Kanpur. Ajinkya Rahane will lead the Indian team in the first test, in Kohli’s absence.
It was a seamless transition for India from Virat Kohli to MS Dhoni: Bharat Arun
Former India bowling coach, Bharat Arun recently spoke about the transition of the team, from the leadership of MS Dhoni to Virat Kohli. He revealed, that Virat would ask for MS Dhoni’s inputs, and would often let the veteran to handle the little details. Arun said,
“Ravi (Shastri) told the importance of having a senior member like Dhoni in the team. It was about giving a lot of respect and he would definitely help him. Kohli understood that of course and it was a seamless transition.”
“You could see the respect in the way Kohli would often let Dhoni handle little details and prowl on the boundary in ODIs. That kind of stuff can’t have happened without trust and respect. And Dhoni also saw he was given the space and responded so well,” he added.
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