Soon-to-be dad Kohli to return home after Adelaide test


  • Cricket
  • Monday, 09 Nov 2020

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - New Zealand v India - First Test - Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand - February 24, 2020 India's Virat Kohli after New Zealand beat India in the First Test REUTERS/Martin Hunter

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India captain Virat Kohli will return home from Australia after the opening test in Adelaide next month to attend the birth of his child, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Monday.

Kohli's deputy Ajinkya Rahane will lead India in the final three tests of the tour which begins in Sydney on Nov. 27 with first of the six short-form internationals.

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