Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma welcome their baby boy Akaay 

BCCI Secretary Jay Shah backed the batting maestro despite several rumours. During a media interaction at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Shah said if a promising player asks for a personal leave in 15 years then it's important to back them.

"If somebody is asking for a personal leave in 15 years then it is his right to ask for it. Virat is not that kind of a player that he would ask for a leave without any reason. We must back and trust our players," he said. But the BCCI secretary did not give any details if Kohli, like Rohit Sharma who was confirmed as the T20 captain for the upcoming World Cup, would be available for the showpiece event. "We will talk about Virat later," Shah said.