Kohli doubtful for RCB’s opening tie
NEWDELHI: Virat Kohli’s shoulder injury during the Ranchi Test came as a big jolt but he ultimately played. Next Test in Dharamsala though, Kohli had to sit out due to that injury.
This was for the first time since he began his Test career in 2011 that the India captain was ruled out of a game due to injury. And now, he might miss the early part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) due to the same reason.
The 28-year-old Kohli, who is Royal Challengers Bangalore’s captain, hinted that he might be out of the field for ‘a few weeks.’ The IPL is starting on April 5 with a match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Uppal. With just eight days to go for that game, Kohli’s statement about the duration he might take to recover has raised doubts over his participation in IPL.
“Still a few weeks to go till I can be 100 per cent on the field. You have to take it in your stride and move forward,” Kohli said in the post-match presentation ceremony of the Dharamsala Test, which India won by eight wickets to clinch the series 2-1.
“It (shoulder) is not fine as of now. I don’t know exactly. The physio will give an official statement soon on the time span,” he said.