Virat Kohli will be welcoming his newborn baby somewhere around the start of 2021 as the Indian skipper has already announced that he will be taking paternity leave to be with his family and the new-born child in between the India tour of Australia. Virat Kohli’s paternity leave has now become the talk of the town as everyone included in the world of cricket has their respective say about Kohli’s decision of taking the paternity leave.
Former Indian cricketers like VVS Laxman and Sunil Gavaskar have already shared their opinion on Virat Kohli’s leave and now, Kapil Dev has also entered the conversation with his share of thoughts. The leave will come in the upcoming Australia tour after the 1st Test, 21st December. After the first Test, the 32-year-old Indian skipper will leave his team behind to incline to his family duties. However, Virat Kohli will be featuring in all the ODIs and T20s against Australia.
Kapil Dev Shared His Thoughts on Virat Kohli’s Paternity Leave
Kapil Dev, via video conference at HTLS 2020, stated “I don’t think we could afford to go and come back. That’s for sure. Sunil Gavaskar didn’t see his son for many months. It was a different thing. Look, things change. If I talk about Virat Kohli, when his father died, he came back playing cricket the next day. Today he is taking a leave for his baby. It’s fine, you can afford it.”
“You can buy a plane and go back and come back again in three days. I feel happy and proud that today sportsmen have reached a level where they can do this. I’m happy for Virat Kohli. He’s coming back to see his family. I understand you have passion but the biggest passion is that he’s having a baby,” he added
Netizens also compared Virat Kohli’s situation with that of Mahendra Singh Dhoni back in 2015. MS Dhoni refused to go back home to see his newborn daughter Ziva during the 2015 World Cup in Australia.
Virat Kohli has an astonishing record on Australian soil with six centuries under his name against the International heavyweights. Virat Kohli has an average of 55.39 in Australia, which is a magnificent figure for any cricketer. India will be needing their other superstars to step-up to fill Virat Kohli’s void in the upcoming Test.
