India and Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli reached Chennai on Thursday to join his IPL squad before which he will undergo a seven-day quarantine. The team has already started its training camp on Tuesday for the upcoming season which begins on April 9.“Captain Virat Kohli has arrived in Chennai,” RCB said, announcing Kohli’s arrival in a tweet, along with a picture of their captain wearing a mask. Kohli has been part of bio-secure bubbles since the end of January, ahead of the England series, and was part of each of the four Tests, five T20 Internationals and three ODIs.
After his exit from team india bio bubble the actor returned to Mumbai to be with his daughter. Since Kohli did head to the RCB bio-bubble from the Pune bio-bubble, he will have to serve the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) mandated week-long quarantine before he can start training with his RCB teammates. On Sunday, soon after winning the ODI series in Pune, Kohli underlined the need for administrators to look at the scheduling, keeping in consideration player movements from one bubble to another in a challenging environment because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Royal Challengers Bangalore are one of the three active franchises in the Indian Premier League which are yet to lift the title. Last year, the RCB reached the playoff stage of the tournament but were defeated by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the eliminator.
