ODI World Cup 2023: Virat Kohli's Surprise Trip To Mumbai Sparks Speculation - Details Revealed

The Indian cricket squad landed in Thiruvananthapuram for their second and final warm-up encounter in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, sans their star batsman Virat Kohli , who is set to join them a day later.

While the rest of the Indian players flew from Guwahati to Thiruvananthapuram, Kohli made a detour to Mumbai for personal reasons.

According to Cricbuzz, Kohli is slated to rejoin the team on Monday when they have an optional training session.

" Team India will have an optional training session from 2 PM onwards at the KCA – St Xavier’s College Cricket Ground, Thiruvananthapuram, weather permitting," stated a team spokesperson.

Kohli is gearing up for his fourth ODI World Cup in a storied international career, having previously clinched the title with the Indian team in 2011 and captained them during the last edition in England, where they reached the semifinals.

In the lead-up to the tournament, Kohli reflected on the valuable lessons he's learnt over the past two and a half years, including a phase during which he went without scoring a century in any form of cricket for nearly two years.

"The last two and a half years have taught me a lot. Those angry celebrations are a thing of the past. I have had many suggestions, lots of advice has come my way; people were telling me I was doing this wrong, that wrong," Kohli told ICC.

"I picked out all the videos from the best time I had, same initial movement, same approach towards the ball and it was just what was happening inside my head, I wasn’t able to explain it to anyone," he added.

The Indian team is slated to face the Netherlands in a practice match on Tuesday, but the weather forecast is less than favorable. Reports suggest that rain may disrupt the fixture, raising concerns of another washout.