'Unhappy' Fans Remind Virat Kohli of MS Dhoni's Decision After He Takes Paternity Leave During Australia Series

As soon as Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 gets over today, the Indian cricket team will gear up for the upcoming Australia tour which is all set to begin in a couple of weeks. 

Amid all the expectations, India captain Virat Kohli will miss three Tests of the upcoming four-match series four Tests in Australia. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the news on November 9, stating that Kohli would be back in India in time for his and wife Anushka Sharma's first child.

"Mr Virat Kohli had informed the BCCI about his plans to return to India after the first Test in Adelaide. The BCCI has granted paternity leave to the Indian captain. He will return after the first Test against Australia in Adelaide,” the BCCI press release read.

Virat will leave Australia for India after playing the first Test in Adelaide. Before he leaves Australia, Virat will lead the team in the ODI and the T20I series. Looking into the schedule, India is all set to play three ODIs and as many T20Is against Australia.

Minutes after Kohli’s decision to skip three Tests in Australia had gone viral, it did not go down well with some fans. Fans took to Twitter to slam the Indian skipper for choosing his family over country.

They were also quick to remind him of what MS Dhoni did in 2015 when his wife Sakshi was expecting their first child.

During the time of Ziva’s birth, Dhoni was asked about not being with wife Sakshi, to which he said; “Not really. As of now I am on national duties so I think everything else can wait. The World Cup is a very important campaign.” 

Ziva was born on February, 6, 2015, two days ahead of India’s final warm-up game against Australia. 

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