Praising Kohli’s fitness and the role it has played in shaping the future of Indian cricket, Agarkar said the 35-year-old has set a benchmark and the impact of it is being felt across the whole Indian cricket ecosystem.
In the build-up to the T20 World Cup in June, there have been several question marks over former India skipper Virat Kohli’s future in India’s T20 scheme of things, and his relevance in the format.
With Friday’s win, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has stretched their dominant home record against RCB, who last beat them in Chennai back in the inaugural season of the IPL. Since then CSK have won all eight matches against RCB at home.
On Kohli returning to action in IPL 2024 after a two-month hiatus, De Villiers shared a picture with his dear friend on social media and captioned the post "Good luck my biscuit Come on RCB".
The popular cricket league, which enters its 17th year, will be seeing a high-voltage clash between the fan-favorite teams of Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, on Friday.
Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers has let the cat out of the bag for former India captain Virat Kohli missing the first two Tests against England
The Indian batsman had a fantastic year with the bat, culminating in a record number of runs at the home World Cup, where his performances helped India reach the final.
The two matches against the Afghans are the last international assignment before the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and the US in June.
In the absence of Rohit and Virat, India underwent a successful transition with the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh and Jitesh Sharma justifying their selection over the course of the 16 T20Is that India played after the last IPL season.
Several frontline players, including Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer, and KL Rahul have not been picked.
