Delhi: In 2024, when India defeated South Africa and won the ICC T20 World Cup, Indian veteran batsman Virat Kohli announced his retirement from T20 international cricket soon after that. In the final match, Virat played a brilliant innings of 76 runs and won the team by 7 runs and also became ‘Player of the Match’.
Place left for young players
While retiring from T20 International, Virat said that now there is time for young players come forward and take responsibility for the team. He encouraged the future generation to take the team to new heights.
Raina quickly took Virat’s decision
Kohli’s retirement from T20, I decided to have a little hurry. Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina said during the commentary, “He is still in great form and should have played till 2026 T20 World Cup. Virat Kohli is continuously scoring runs in IPL 2025 and winning his team. His bat is scoring fast and his strike rate has also been fantastic.”
Kohli’s strong career in T20
Virat Kohli played 125 T20 international matches for India and scored 4188 runs at an average of 48.69. During this, he hit 1 century, 38 half -centuries, 369 fours and 124 sixes. He participated in the 6 T20 World Cup and scored the highest 1292 runs in this tournament.
Fitness is still proving the ability
Raina also praised Kohli’s fitness. He said, the race between Virat’s wickets and the continuous good performance in the IPL shows that there is still a lot of cricket inside him.
Rohit and Jadeja also said goodbye
Apart from Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja have also bid farewell to T20 International format. The departure of the three senior players is the end of an era for Indian cricket, but it has also opened new opportunities for the new generation.
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