[Watch] Virat Kohli leaves for practice from team hotel in Chennai ahead of 1st IND vs BAN 2024 Test

Team India star batter Virat Kohli arrived in Chennai on Friday, September 13, ahead of the Men in Blue's upcoming two-match home Test series against Bangladesh. The former captain has begun training for the rubber with the squad.

One of Kohli's fan clubs shared a video on the microblogging platform X on Monday, September 16, where the seasoned campaigner was spotted walking out of the team hotel. The 35-year-old can be seen departing for practice in the team bus.

You can watch the clip below:

Virat Kohli is set to make a return to red-ball cricket after a gap of nine months. His most recent appearance in the format came against South Africa earlier this year in January.

The veteran batter was unavailable for selection due to personal reasons for India's five-match home Test series against England. Kohli has 26,942 runs from 591 innings to his name in international cricket and is just 58 runs away from the 27,000-run mark across formats.

Indian batting legend is the fastest batter to score 27,000 runs in international cricket, achieving the feat in 623 innings. Kohli has a great chance of breaking Tendulkar's record.

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"Was a pleasure to meet him" - Actress Radikaa Sarathkumar on her recent interaction with Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli flew from London to arrive in Chennai for the Test series opener against Bangladesh. Actress Raadhika Sarathkumar was also on the same flight as the cricket star.

Sharing a post on X, Sarathkumar expressed her delight at meeting Kohli and wished the player luck for the Chennai Test.

"An Icon loved by millions, was a pleasure to meet him on the travel back frm London to Chennai. Said he was playing here , wish him more success. Thanks for the selfie," she wrote.

The first Test of the two-match series between India and Bangladesh will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai from Thursday, September 19.