A day after AB de Villiers took a shocking U-turn on his earlier revelation, that Virat Kohli had missed the opening two Test matches against England as he and his wife Anushka Sharma are expecting their second child, the former South Africa captain issued a fresh apology during a live show on YouTube as the India batter remained unavailable for the last three games against Ben Stokes’ men.
AB de Villiers Apologised To Virat Kohli
Speaking on Kohli’s absence during his YouTube show on Saturday, De Villiers apologized to his former RCB teammate and his family for his “blunder” in his previous show and called for privacy on the matter.
“My friend Virat Kohli is still not available. I cry out to everybody to give him the privacy that he deserves. Family comes first. No one knows what exactly is going on. I am asking all of us to respect that. I made a bit of a blunder in my previous show and I apologize to the Kohli family for that,” he said.
What Was The Blunder?
Virat Will Be Unavailable For Next Matches
“Virat Kohli will remain unavailable for selection for the remainder of the series due to personal reasons. The Board fully respects and supports Mr. Kohli’s decision,” read the BCCI statement which revealed the squad for the remaining matches against England.
Kohli had arrived in Hyderabad for the opening match against England last month, before leaving for home three days before the start of the Test series. The BCCI release stated that he had a word with India captain Rohit Sharma and the team management.