Virat Kohli to miss first T20I against Afghanistan at Mohali due to personal reasons

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Updated At : 05:06 AM Jan 11, 2024 IST

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Mohali, January 10

India’s star batter Virat Kohli will miss the first T20 International against Afghanistan owing to “personal reasons”, head coach Rahul Dravid said here on Wednesday.

Virat miss the game tomorrow due to personal reasons, Dravid said at the start of the media interaction.

The former India captain will be available for the next two matches of the three-match series, Dravid said, adding, “Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma will be opening the innings” for India in the series opener on Thursday.

Both Rohit and Kohli are returning to the T20 format after 14 months.

Kohli last played in the shortest format in November 2022, his last game being India’s semifinal loss to England during the T20 World Cup in Australia.

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