May not play in the IPL as well? Sunil Gavaskar’s cheeky response as Virat Kohli becomes father for the second time

Kohli is currently in London as a picture of him at a restaurant with his daughter Vamika Kohli went viral recently on social media.

May not play in the IPL as well? Sunil Gavaskar’s cheeky response as Virat Kohli becomes father for the second time

Vamika Kohli, Virat Kohli (Image via X)

Former India captain Virat Kohli became father for the second time. On February 15th in London, Anushka Sharma gave birth to son Akaay Kohli.

Kohli opted out of the five-match Test series against England due to “personal reasons“. At first, he was added to the squad for the first two Tests, but he ended up withdrawing his name.

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Kohli is currently in London as a picture of him at a restaurant with his daughter Vamika Kohli went viral recently on social media. He is expected to make his return to competitive cricket in the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL).

However, India great Sunil Gavaskar made a cheeky comment on the situation, saying that Kohli would opt himself out of the IPL as well. In the IPL, ‘King Kohli’ plays for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).

Will he play? He is not playing for some reason. Perhaps he may not play in the IPL as well.
Gavaskar said during a Star Sports event at the Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi

Sunil Gavaskar thinks Dhruv Jurel is the next MS Dhoni

Indian youngster, Dhruv Jurel‘s resilient knock of 90 runs took India over the line in the fourth Test, as a result of which they won the Test series as well. His gritty innings on a difficult pitch at a time when his team was losing wickets at regular intervals in the first innings was well praised by the fans and pundits. He won the Player of the Match award as well.

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Dhruv Jurel (Image via ESPNcricinfo)

Before his innings, the watchers of the game saw him display his presence of mind while running out Ben Duckett. Gavaskar lauded the 23-year-old’s presence of mind and drew comparisons between him and MS Dhoni.

Watching the presence of mind of Dhruv Jurel makes me think he's the next MS Dhoni in the making.
Gavaskar said during his commentary on Sports 18.

During his stay at the crease in the second innings, he stitched a 72*-run stand with Shubman Gill as well. He made an unbeaten 39 runs in the second innings. In his debut match in the third Test in Rajkot, Jurel scored 46 runs.

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