IPL has taken away home advantage from India in WT20: Kohli

Star batsman Virat Kohli said that the advent of the cash-rich Indian Premier League, in which several top foreign players figure, has taken away the home advantage from India which is hosting the ICC World T20 Championship in March-April next year. "So many players all around the world have played in the IPL for 8-9 years now, so they are pretty familiar with the Indian conditions," said Kohli during a panel discussion after the launch of the ICC tournament and release of its schedule here."We saw the players executing their skills in shorter format that we played against South Africa just now, so they (foreign players) know where to bowl and which shots to hit in Indian conditions," he said.The Indian Test captain was responding to a query about the teams he thought were dangerous in the tournament by cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar during the discussion after the formal launch of the mega event to held from March 15-April 3 in eight centers across the country.