Sanjeev Kumar
khelja|13-01-2026
Why did Virat Kohli not come to the practice session? (PC-PTI)
IND vs NZ: The second match of the ODI series between India and New Zealand will be held on January 14 at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot. Before this match, Team India players reached the stadium to practice but 9 big players did not participate in it. Big players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma did not participate in practice in Rajkot. Shreyas Iyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana also did not come to practice.
These players took part in practice
Only Shubman Gill, Ayush Badoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Arshdeep Singh and Kuldeep Yadav participated in the practice session of Team India.
Actually, this was an optional practice session, that is why other players thought it better to rest instead of practicing. Let us tell you that the first ODI match was played on Sunday in which Team India won by 4 wickets.Optional practice session for India. Six players present — Shubman, Badoni, Jadeja, Jurel, Arshdeep and Kuldeep.
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Will 'Virat' rule in Rajkot?
Rajkot ODI has brought an opportunity for Team India to take an unassailable lead in the series.
Also, this match is very important for Virat Kohli. In fact, if Virat Kohli scores a century in this match, he will score an ODI century on this ground for the first time. Virat has never scored a century on this ground, although he has definitely scored three half-centuries with his bat. Along with this, Virat Kohli has a chance to score 6 consecutive fifty plus scores. If he scores a half-century or a century in Rajkot, then this player will become the first Indian player to do this feat. Well, Rajkot ground is not lucky for Team India. The Indian team has lost three out of four matches on this ground. Now it remains to be seen how Virat and Team India perform in Rajkot ODI.
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