Virat Kohli Retirement: Indian cricket team’s great player Virat Kohli has made a big revelation regarding his retirement plan from cricket. Kohli said that before retiring from cricket, he will first take a long break. Kohli is currently a part of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
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The Indian campaign will largely depend on Kohli’s performance in the T20 World Cup starting in June. Now Kohli has created a stir among the fans by telling about his retirement plan.
Virat Kohli Retirement: Meanwhile, Virat Kohli’s special friend Sunil Chhetri has also announced his retirement today (May 16). There has been tremendous bonding between Kohli and Chhetri.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have to play an important match in their IPL against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on May 18. Which RCB will have to win at any cost from the point of view of playoffs.
Virat Kohli Retirement Plan
Before this match, at the Royal Gala Dinner of RCB held in Bengaluru, former India captain Kohli was asked a question about his retirement plan.
35-year-old Kohli said, ‘It is quite simple, I think that being a player, there is an end date to our career, I do not want to end my career thinking that ‘Oh, What will happen on that special day?’
“I wanna give it everything I have till the time I play, and that’s the only thing that keeps me going” 🤌
Virat’s emotional but promising words while talking at the @qatarairways Royal Gala Dinner. 🗣️#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #IPL2024 pic.twitter.com/htDczGQpNf
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 15, 2024
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Virat Kohli Retirement: Kohli further said that I will not always be able to walk at a constant pace. Therefore, I will not leave behind any unfinished work, nor do I want to have any regrets.
During this time, Kohli also indicated that he will take a long break before retiring from cricket. Before this, Kohli often remained silent about his retirement plans. Kohli said- Once my work (cricket journey) is completed, I will leave, you will not be able to see me for some time (smiling). So as long as I’m playing, I want to give my all, that’s the only thing that keeps me going.
Kohli’s performance in IPL 2024 is excellent
Virat Kohli Retirement: Kohli is roaring fiercely in IPL 2024. He has scored 661 runs in 13 innings at a strike rate of 155.16 and an average of 66.10. Kohli has five half-centuries and one century to his name. Whereas RCB is currently at fifth position in the IPL points table with 12 points from 13 matches.
On May 18, they will face third-placed CSK, who have 14 points from 13 matches. To stay in the race for the playoffs, RCB will have to achieve a decisive win to surpass CSK’s Net Run Rate (NRR). CSK’s NRR is +0.528, while RCB’s is +0.387.
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