Virat Kohli skips optional practice session due to personal reasons

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 2: India’s star batter Virat Kohli didn’t join the team’s optional practice session here due to personal reasons but is expected to link up with the squad before the second warm-up game against The Netherlands here on Tuesday.
Kohli had left for Mumbai from Guwahati for some emergency personal reasons on September 30 and wasn’t available for the afternoon training session at the local college ground here. “It was an optional session. He is expected to join the squad soon and could play the warm-up game if required,” a BCCI source privy to developments said on condition of anonymity. The World Cup warm-up match against the Dutch will be the last chance for India to get some game time before the start of tournament proper against Australia in Chennai on October 8. (PTI)