Kohli confirms 2027 World Cup will be his last
Virat Kohli has confirmed that the 2027 ODI World Cup will be his last for India. The veteran batter said winning the tournament remains his main motivation. Kohli currently represents India only in the 50-over format. The 37-year-old has already retired from Test cricket and T20 internationals. He remains the leading century-maker in ODI cricket, […]
Virat Kohli has confirmed that the 2027 ODI World Cup will be his last for India. He stated that winning the tournament remains his main motivation. Kohli currently represents India only in the 50-over format, having already retired from Test cricket and T20 internationals.
Kohli, 37, is the leading century-maker in ODI cricket with 54 hundreds and has scored 14,941 runs in One-day Internationals, second only to Sachin Tendulkar's 18,426. The 2027 edition, to be jointly hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, will be Kohli's fifth ODI World Cup. According to Dawn, he won the World Cup on home soil in 2011 before suffering defeat in the 2023 final against Australia.
Kohli expressed his readiness to give his all to help lift the trophy and mentioned that the demands of a 50-over World Cup make it one of cricket's toughest challenges. He also stated that he wants to approach ODI cricket with greater freedom, taking more calculated risks when the situation allows, and not worrying about expectations.
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