According to a report in Cricbuzz, Team India travelled to Thiruvananthapuram from Guwahati, a four-hour journey via flight, on a special aircraft on Sunday evening, but Kohli was not part of the group. The veteran No. 3 batter requested the team management for a leave owing to a personal emergency and hence flew back to Mumbai from Guwahati.
Kohli Joining in Monday:
However, the report further added Kohli will be joining the Indian team in Thiruvananthapuram later on Monday.
India vs Netherlands 9th warm-up game:
on Tuesday, the weather of Thiruvananthapuram according to Accuweather, the forecast for Tuesday is – “Cloudy with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm”. The probability of precipitation is 96 per cent and that of a thunderstorm is 46. So far, three warm-up ties have been affected due to rain, two of which were played at Thiruvananthapuram – while the South Africa-Afghanistan match was washed out, Australia-Netherlands tie was reduced to a 23-overs contest before being called off.
India will begin their World Cup campaign on October 8 against Australia in Chennai.