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Virat Kohli said, I will not take back retirement from T20 to become an Olympic champion.
Virat Kohli said that he would not take a decision on retirement at the moment. He is still in love with cricket, so he is enjoying the game. When it is time to say goodbye to the game, then we will say.
Virat gave an interview to his team RCB before IPL. In this, he said, ‘He was very disappointed with his own performance on Australia tour. So bad was not so bad even after the tour of England in 2014. Virat could only score 190 runs in 9 innings on Australia tour.
Australia tour will not be available again
Kohli said, ‘Australia tour that ended recently disappointed me a lot. Earlier in 2014, England’s Test tour had harassed me for a long time, but on the tour of 2018, I had equalized the account. I do not know whether I will be able to visit Australia after 4 years or not, so I am accepting whatever happened.
When you play international cricket for a long time, people start expecting a lot from you. When you play badly, people feel worse than you. Kohli could not do anything special in the Test series against New Zealand before the Australia tour. In 2024, he played 10 Tests and his bat brought 1 fifty and 1 century.
Started paying more attention to the outside things
Kohli further said, ‘I started paying more attention to external things. I started thinking that there are only 2-3 days left of the tour, I have to perform. This thinking put more pressure on me and my performance kept deteriorating.
After a century in the first Test, my expectations from myself also started increasing. I expected runs, but it did not happen. I did not even want to take a decision in a hurry. I spent time with the family, let things calm down. I was excited to go to the gym only 5-6 days later. I thought, let it go, now you have to focus further. ‘
Rahul Bhai helped a lot
Kohli further said, ‘Rahul (Dravid) brother helped me a lot. He said that I do not play for achievement. Keep playing as long as there is love for the game. You have to talk to yourself, you have to find out what is right.
If the form is bad, you will feel retirement, but you have to be patient. When the voice started coming from inside that I will not be able to play cricket at this level now. Then focus on the game for 6-8 months, if nothing changes then go away from the game. ‘
Virat Kohli (right) said that Rahul Dravid (left) told him to keep on enjoying the game.
Love for cricket did not diminish
Virat said, ‘My love and enjoyment for cricket never diminished. I am still enjoying my game. At the moment I am not going to make any kind of announcement. So everyone should be relaxed. ‘
I will not take back retirement for Olympics
Kohli said, ‘Cricket involvement in the 2028 Olympics is the victory of the game. I think IPL also has a big contribution in this. I have retired from T20 format, the feeling of becoming an Olympic champion would have been good, but will not change the retirement decision for this.
After winning the 2024 T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli retired from this format. He scored 76 runs against South Africa in the final.
Champions Trophy won after Australia tour
Virat Kohli was able to score 190 runs in 9 innings of 5 Tests at an average of around 23 on Australia tour. After a century in the first Test, his bat remained silent. Every time he was caught behind the wicket on the ball outside the off stump.
He went to play the Champions Trophy in February after a tour of Australia in January. He was the Player of the Match in big matches against Pakistan and Australia. The team defeated New Zealand the final to win the title after 12 years. Kohli was the second top scorer of the team.
Virat Kohli won the Champions Trophy for the second time in 2025. He has also won the ICC title in 2013.
Virat will play with RCB
Kohli will also be seen playing with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 18th season of IPL. He has been playing with this franchise since 2008. Rajat Patidar is the captain of the team, the team has to face defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders in the first match on 22 March.
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