'King' Kohli Tops This Elite T20 WC List
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Star batter Virat Kohli was a notable absentee from India's first training session ahead of the T20 World Cup.
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Team India, led by captain Rohit Sharma, trained in New York earlier this week with a light cardio session.
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The Indian team also hit the nets on Thursday, but there were no signs of Kohli at any of the sessions so far.
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Kohli has reportedly asked BCCI for a break. He is also expected to miss India's warm-up game against Bangaldesh on June 1.
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The 35-year-old is set to take part in his 6th T20 World Cup, having made his debut in 2012.
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For the record, he is the all-time leading run-getter in the tournament with 1,141 runs in 27 matches.
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Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene is second in the list with 1,016 runs in 31 matches.
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Chris Gayle (965), Rohit Sharma (963) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (897) occupy the remaining top 5 slots.
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