The revised list of players who will be traveling to Australia for the Down Under series has seen Indian captain Virat Kohli departed after playing Test first
The reason for not participating in the tournament is that the captain is expecting his first child from a Bollywood actress and wife Anushka Sharma
The news was confirmed by a press release issued by the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which stated that Kohli would return to the country on paternity leave. “Mr. Virat Kohli informed the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry of his plans to return to India after the first test in Adelaide. The Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry has granted paternity leave to the Indian captain and he will return after the first test against Australia in Adelaide,” as stated in the BCCI press release
While many supported the choice of the batsman and supported the athlete to give priority to his family, some criticized the player for choosing his family on « national duty »
The captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is compared to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who chose not to return in 2015 while driving India at the World Cup in Australia when his wife Sakshi was expecting their first child Ziva on February 6, 2015, two days before a match. India’s recent warm-up against Australia
During the time of Ziva’s birth, Donnie was asked if he missed being in India while giving birth to his daughter, to which he replied, « Not really »
He also added: « So far I am on my patriotic duty, so I think everything else can await the World Cup is a very important campaign. »
I just heard Kohli not be participating in 3 of 4 Test matches against the Australians due to « parental leave ». We will be playing without our best batsman
Then we had Donnie who did not return to India during the 2015 toilet when Ziva gave birth to priorities #INDvAUS #INDvsAUS mission
Although I respect Virat Kohli, paternity leave is very real and he deserves it
This is why MS Dhoni became even more special because his priority was his homeland when Ziva was born. It takes a lot of courage to become MS Dhoni !! # AUSvIND
Why is Al-Kohli being questioned for taking paternity leave? It makes no sense to throw what Donnie said and compare it. It’s a personal choice. Let him live his life as if you are living happily for you
Cricketers from all over the world take paternity papers, which is a matter of celebration here, it feels like Kohli has been questioned because he has become a father
Another reason why the full concept of paternity leave in India is not brought up as we would have liked
I was so excited about the Ind-Aus series but Kohli’s decision to go on parental leave after the first audition took away all the fun! Note: I respect his decision & Wish the best for the couple I hope India can do well on the exams without him
Upon receiving piles of responses to his Kohli tweet in which Harsha Bhogle wrote: “Okay, okay This is huge news Kohli returns after his first test in Australia to be there for the birth of his child For the modern player, there is more to life than just his profession but for the Indian team the tour has become more difficult.
He replied: « A lot of reactions are expected to Kohli’s decision. Yes, the round will be more difficult because he is a great player, but we have to respect his decision to become a parent is a very special thing. »
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