Watch: Virat Kohli flies from Mumbai to join Indian camp ahead of ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 opening match

Virat Kohli has rejoined the Indian camp ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 opening match.

Former India captain Virat Kohli had flown back to Mumbai from Guwahati for personal reasons ahead of the second ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 warm-up match between India and Netherlands on October 3, 2023.

He, according to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) sources, had received permission from the board and team management to attend to a personal matter in Mumbai. The personal matter has not been disclosed yet.

As reported by Cricbuzz over the past few days, Kohli left the team and flew to Mumbai from Guwahati, where India had been scheduled to play their first practice game against England. Unfortunately, that game was canceled due to rain.

Had it occurred, Kohli would not have played in the second warm-up game against the Netherlands at Thiruvananthapuram's Greenfield International Stadium. However, bad weather forced the game to be called off.

Virat Kohli clicked at Mumbai airport flying to Thiruvananthapuram to rejoin the India squad   

The Indian squad, currently stationed in Thiruvananthapuram, is scheduled to welcome back Virat Kohli. He took a flight out of Mumbai later on October 3 and would be travelling to Chennai on Wednesday with the complete team.

The reports further added that it was learnt the former India captain had some commitment to the World Cup organizers, which he will fulfill, before the Indian team will fly off to Chennai for their World Cup 2023 opening match on October 8.

A spokesman for the Indian team stated on Tuesday evening, "He will be joining us later in the evening and will be traveling with the team to Chennai tomorrow."

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Meanwhile, all of the captains are anticipated to arrive in Ahmedabad by this evening for the traditional photo-up of the captains on Wednesday before the World Cup begins on October 5.