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In videos that have been circling on social media, Team India is seen landing at the Chennai airport and entering a team bus.<\/p>\n
Kohli was with Team India in Guwahati for their first warm-up fixture against England. However, the match was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of rain. Instead of flying with the team to Kerala for their second warm-up match against Netherlands, Kohli went home on 30 September due to personal reasons. In the process, he also skipped India\u2019s training session in Thiruvananthapuram.<\/p>\n
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Indian team lands in Chennai for their ODI World Cup opener vs Australia.@CricSubhayan & @debasissen report.@ThumsUpOfficial #INDvsAUS #ViratKohli #ICCCricketWorldCup pic.twitter.com\/NetfdyLhGp<\/p>\n
Virat kohli and Team India have left the hotel for Chennai\u2764\ufe0f#viratkohli pic.twitter.com\/MbL8ZBnJtl<\/p>\n
However, it was later reported that a source from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that the training session was \u201coptional\u201d.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, India\u2019s second warm-up game against Netherlands was also washed out due to persistent rain in Thiruvananthapuram. India are the only team set to enter the World Cup without batting or bowling in the warm-up matches.<\/p>\n
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Apart from Kohli, other players such as captain Rohit Sharma, middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer, and pacer Mohammed Shami also skipped the optional training session, which was attended by the likes of Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, and the veteran spin pair of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.<\/p>\n
With no game practice in the warm-up game, the Indian management are in a bit of a mix in regards to finalising their team combination. It is not hidden anymore that they face plenty of challenges when it comes to sealing their middle-order \u2013 and to a certain extent \u2013 their bowling department.<\/p>\n