Will Virat Kohli play in IPL after leaving the Test series? Doubt on Sunil Gavaskar

Indian team's star batsman Virat Kohli is not playing in the Test series being played against England at home these days. Virat had sought leave from BCCI citing family reasons. In the 5-Test series, Kohli was out of the first two Tests and later he asked for leave from the last 3 Tests as well. Virat Kohli has been on the target of cricket fans for the last few days due to his absence in such an important series. This decision of Virat is being criticized on social media. Now in this matter, former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has also targeted Virat Kohli.

Will Kohli play IPL?

Sunil Gavaskar was talking to IIM students at an event in Ranchi. Meanwhile, he was asked whether Virat will play IPL or not? So Gavaskar said, 'Will he play?' Not playing for some reason. It is possible that he may not even play IPL.

Kohli out of the team due to personal reasons

It is noteworthy that Virat Kohli has recently become a father for the second time. Due to Anushka's pregnancy, she first withdrew her name from the first two Tests against England and later withdrew her name from the last three matches as well. After KL Rahul's injury, there was speculation that Virat could play in the final matches but still he was not available for the Test team.

Great performance by young players

However, even in the absence of Virat, Team India won the Test series against England. In the fourth match of the 5-match Test series, the Indian team has taken an unassailable lead of 3-1. Team India has won the series in the absence of Virat and other big players. Young Indian players performed brilliantly in this series. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel and Akash Deep won the hearts of fans with their performances.

IPL starts from 22nd March

Team India is going to get a long break after the Test series against England. The Test series is scheduled to end on March 11 and the IPL is scheduled to begin on March 22, which will continue till the end of May. Team India will now directly participate in the T20 World Cup after the IPL starting in June.