Virat Kohli Shares Picture with Fellow Indian Teammates before Boarding Flight for United States to Play West Indies in T20s; See Pic

Virat Kohli led team India left for the United States on July 29, 2019 (Monday) to play the West Indies in a three-match T20 series. The India cricket team will play the West Indies in a full-fledged bilateral series starting with the T20s. Team India boarded the flight from Mumbai to Miami following Virat Kohli’s press conference ahead of the Windies tour. The first T20 between India and West Indies will be played at the Central Broward Stadium in South Florida on August 3. Virat Kohli Denies Rift With Rohit Sharma, Backs Ravi Shastri as Coach: 5 Takeaways From Indian Skipper's Press Conference Ahead of West Indies Tour.

India’s tour to the West Indies will be the team’s first cricketing assignment following the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 disappointment. India were knocked out of CWC 2019 after the 18-run defeat to New Zealand in the semi-finals. Team India will first play the Windies in a three-match T20 series before facing them in a three ODI series and two Test matches in the Caribbean Island. The team took off for the United States for its first T20 game on August 3 (Saturday). Virat Kohli-Rohit Sharma Rivalry and Rift Rumours: Team India Skipper Addresses It in Press Conference Ahead of West Indies Tour.

Miami Bound Virat Kohli

In a photo shared by Kohli on his social media channels, the Indian skipper could be seen sitting and relaxing with his fellow teammates before boarding the Miami-bound flight from Mumbai. KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Khaleel Ahmed, Krunal Pandya and Washington Sundar were some of the players seen in the picture.

Meanwhile, Kohli finally broke his silence on his rumoured rift with team India’s vice-captain Rohit Sharma and his choice for the soon to be selected new India head coach. The 30-year-old said that there was no such clash with Rohit and these stories were only made up by the media. Kohli also backed Ravi Shastri to continue as Indian cricket team’s head coach but said that the decision was with CAC (Cricket Advisory Committee). CAC, which has World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev as one of its three members, has been appointed by the BCCI to select the Indian head coach.

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