Virat Kohli Flies Back To Mumbai Citing 'Personal Emergency': Report

<p class="p1">India&rsquo;s run machine Virat Kohli had come to Mumbai from Guwahati citing a personal emergency while the rest of the team reached Trivandrum to take part in the second warm-up game against the Netherlands, as per reports.</p> <p class="p1">However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has not confirmed if Kohli will miss out on playing the warm-up game. As per reports, the former India skipper will join the team on time for the Netherlands clash.</p> <p class="p1">Virat Kohli has been a pillar of the Indian batting lineup and he will look to make the most out of it since the World Cup is taking place in India.</p> <p class="p1">"A source from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that he went to Mumbai for personal reasons. Virat will rejoin the team soon," Cricbuzz quoted a source as saying.</p> <p class="p1">The reason is yet to be known what the personal emergency is but the expectations are that Virat will be joining the Indian team on time.</p> <p class="p1">Earlier, Virat only played in one ODI against Australia in the recently passed three-match ODI series. Kohli ended up scoring 56 runs although the Indian team suffered defeat in the contest.</p> <p class="p1">"The last two and a half years have taught me a lot. Those angry celebrations are a thing of the past. I have had many suggestions, lots of advice has come my way; people were telling me I was doing this wrong, that wrong," Kohli said, as per ICC.</p> <p class="p1">"I picked out all the videos from the best time I had, same initial movement, same approach towards the ball and it was just what was happening inside my head, I wasn't able to explain it to anyone," he added.</p> <p class="p1">This might be the last World Cup for Kohli as he is in his mid-30s. He will be looking to break all the records and help India seal the trophy.</p>

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