Ahead of India’s second encounter of the T20 World Cup 2026 against Namibia, their former captain and one of the superstars of the game, Virat Kohli, arrived in Mumbai, which brings the speculation of the veteran being present at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, where the Suryakumar Yadav-led side participates in their second fixture. 

Virat Kohli looked in a superb mood as he arrived at the city airport amidst a massive crowd. Kohli even stopped at places and clicked pictures with his fans, who were eagerly waiting to get the golden opportunity of the moment. The right-handed batter left the country post the end of their three-match ODI series at home against New Zealand, which they went on to lose by a 3-1 margin.

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Delhi has already seen one of their home boy, the head coach of the Indian side, Gautam Gambhir, showing his emotion on the ground, having played there for a long time in the past. Kohli can be present on the ground later in the evening during the clash.

Virat Kohli lands in Mumbai before IND vs NAM T20 WC 2026 clash 

The general tradition of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 has seen the ICC giving the chance to their former players to carry the trophy on the ground while the national anthems of both sides were being played. At the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai during their opening game against the United States of America (USA), Rohit Sharma carried the trophy in the presence of ICC chairman Jay Shah.

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In that clash against the USA, India posted a strong score of 161 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 20 overs as their captain drilled an unbeaten 84 runs in 49 balls at a strike rate of 171.43, with the help of 10 boundaries and four sixes. The next best score for the blue brigade was 25 runs by Tilak Varma.

In reply, the USA got restricted to 132/8 in 20 overs as three of their batters crossed the 30-run mark each. Mohammad Siraj, coming as a replacement for injured Harshit Rana, ended with figures of 3/29, with Arshdeep Singh finishing with 2/18 as the defending champions collected a 29-run victory.