Watch: Virat Kohli touches down in India to prepare for IND vs SA 2025 ODI series

The former captain of the Indian ODI side, Virat Kohli, will return home for the upcoming three-match series against South Africa, which will begin on November 30. The opening game is scheduled to begin in November at the Jharkhand State Cricket Association in Ranchi before the action moves to the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium in Raipur on December 02.

The third and final clash of the ODI series will be played on December 06 at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA‑VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam. This will be the first cricketing outing for Kohli in India since the end of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, where they became the champions with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) beating the Punjab Kings (PBKS).

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A video has gone viral on various social media platforms where Kohli was welcomed by an energetic crowd at the Mumbai airport, where he paused for a moment and met his fans who had come to see him.

Watch: Virat Kohli lands in Mumbai airport ahead of IND vs SA 2025 ODI series

Kohli remained a favourite among the supporters as he took various selfies, smiled, and responded to their cheers while the people hurried for a closer look. His arrival brought charm and a cheerful atmosphere with affection, as he still receives everywhere he goes.

The Delhi batter didn’t enjoy the first couple of games in their previous 50-over series against Australia down under. The right-handed batter ended up with two ducks in the first two games at the Optus Stadium in Perth and the iconic Adelaide Oval before he recorded a fine unbeaten half-century at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), along with Rohit Sharma, who smashed a century as India completed the chase quite comfortably.

India’s ODI squad against South Africa at home

Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul (C) (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Dhruv Jurel.