Overview
- A viral clip shows Kohli struggling to move through a dense crowd at Vadodara airport as security worked to escort him to a vehicle.
- Team India players continued to arrive in the host city for the opener, with local reports also noting the New Zealand squad’s touchdown.
- The series schedule lists ODIs in Vadodara on Jan. 11, Rajkot on Jan. 14 and Indore on Jan. 18, with 1:30 p.m. IST start times for all matches.
- Delhi head coach Sarandeep Singh confirmed Kohli was unavailable for the Vijay Hazare Trophy, while Rishabh Pant and Harshit Rana were cleared to play for Delhi.
- Times Now reports Kohli has stepped away from T20 internationals and is expected to have an ODI gap until June because India have no 50-over fixtures before then.