Team India Members To Attend At Virat Kohli Stand Unveiling

Speaking to a senior board functionary confirmed that the boys will be present at the unveiling ceremony which will take place at the Weightlifting Auditorium of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

“The boys will be there when DDCA unveils the stand in Kohli”s name. The boys are assembling in the capital on Thursday before heading to Dharamsala on Friday,” the functionary said.

Virender Sehwag and Anjum Chopra are the other Delhi players who have gates named after them while the Hall of Fame has been named after former India captain MAK Pataudi. The state cricket body will also felicitate the members of the Indian team at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on September 12.

The DDCA function will document Kohli’s exceptional talent and success ever since he took over the charge in all formats of the game and the state body cannot think of a better tribute than this.

South Africa are expected to arrive Dharamsala, venue for the first of the three-match Twenty20 International series, on September 9, six days before the match.

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After the three T20Is which conclude on September 22, South Africa are scheduled to play three Tests in Visakhapatnam, Pune and Ranchi, starting on October 2 with the first match at Visakhapatnam.