The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 is lower than 20 days away. In the  first match of the match MS Dhoni‘s Chennai Super Kings will face Royal Challengers Bangalore, which has stars like Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis. on March 22 in Chennai. With Virat Kohli skipping the continued Test sequence in opposition to England citing private causes, the legendary Sunil Gavaskar not too long ago questioned if the star batter would play within the upcoming Indian Premier League.

Initially named within the Indian Test squad in opposition to England, the RCB talisman pulled out earlier than the opening sport in Hyderabad. Earlier this month, the cricketer alongside along with his spouse Anushka Sharma introduced the beginning of their second baby.

“Kya woh khelenge… kuchh reason ke liye khel nahin rahe hain, shaayad ho sakta hai ke IPL ke liye bhi na khele(Will he play… He is not playing because of some reason, perhaps he may not play in IPL as well),” Gavaskar mentioned relatively cheekily when requested if Kohli can be hungry for runs within the IPL as he can be returning to motion after an extended break.

Now, RCB nice and Kohli’s long-time teammate, AB de Villiers has hinted that Kohli could also be current for the IPL.

When requested, if he will probably be current with the RCB workforce members in the course of the IPL, AB de Villiers mentioned: “Nothing confirmed yet. Virat Kohli has hinted that he might want me to come over just to spend a bit of time with him and some of the batter perhaps. Nothing confirmed yet. I think the call has got to come from Andy Flower, Faf and the team. But for now, I am just going to be in Mumbai for the first few weeks of the IPL. I am doing a bit of commentary so do watch our live streams. I will be back at the backend for the knockouts,” mentioned de Villiers on his YouTube channel.

Sunil Gavaskar not too long ago mentioned that India should really feel pleased with its achievement to beat England with out a few of its high stars.

“Three years back, India missed a lot of big names in Australia but they still managed to pull off a fantastic win not just in Gabba. After getting all out in Adelaide for 36 they won in Melbourne and drew in Sydney. They battled hard to save the Sydney Test match. If Rishabh Pant stayed on the crease for half an hour then India could have won that match as well. But the Heart and application the young Indian players showed during that Australia tour was visible even this time around against England,” Gavaskar mentioned on Sports Tak.

“That’s why I always say, you don’t need big names… If any big name thinks that India won’t win without him these two series have shown that whether you are there or not…Cricket is a team sport. It doesn’t depend on one individual.

“Credit should go to the way in which captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid have managed the workforce. They gave possibilities to the younger gamers, moulded them, and inspired them to play their pure sport. This exhibits that whether or not we have now huge names or not, if we have now gamers with huge hearts then we will win.”

With PTI Inputs