Virat Kohli
captain of india Virat Kohli Unfortunate to “end here early” IPL The fifth Test against England was canceled following the COVID-19 outbreak and a “safe” bio-bubble was expected in the league to deal with the “uncertain” timing.
Kohli, who will again lead Royal Challengers Bangalore in the tournament, along with other Indian players, refused to take the field in the fifth Test against England at Old Trafford when junior physio Yogesh Parmar became the fourth close contact colleague to test positive. became an employee. COVID-19.
“Unfortunate we had to reach here early, but with COVID, things are very uncertain,” Kohli told RCB’s digital media platform.
“Anything can happen at any time. Hopefully, we are able to maintain a good, strong and safe environment, and have a quality IPL.
“It is going to be an exciting phase and very important for us at RCB and then for the Indian team in the T20 World Cup,” the Indian captain said.
IPL is starting from Sunday and RCB will play its first match on Monday.
RCB will have some exciting new additions to their squad including leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga and Singapore batsman Tim David. The captain is looking forward to meeting new recruits.
“I have been in touch with everyone. We have discussed over the past month or so, which is a bit lengthy with replacements, who is coming and who is not. Eventually, we replaced our key players with some top ones. Diya- quality cricketers,” said the RCB captain.
He believes that replacement players will fit perfectly into the system.
“Our key players will be missed, and they are part of the family, but at the same time the guys who come have great skill sets, especially for these situations.
“So, I’m very excited to see them, with the whole group rehearsing and of course very excited to resume the very good season that started last time,” he said.
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