‘Playing for me now …’ Virat Kohli’s statement on rumors of retirement, gave emotional message to fans

Last updated:March 15, 2025, 20:48 IST

Virat Kohli has given an emotional message to the fans. There were rumors during the Champions Trophy that Rohit and Virat could announce retirement. Now Virat has issued a statement and told the fans about his heart.

Virat Kohli sent a message amid rumors of retirement.

New Delhi. Virat Kohli’s performance in the Champions Trophy was great. He gave Team India a memorable victory by scoring a century against Pakistan. Kohli achieved the lost rhythm during the Champions Trophy. Virat Kohli, who returned to India after winning the Champions Trophy in Dubai, has given a statement about his cricket for the first time. He has made it clear that he is not thinking about retirement at the moment. Because he is enjoying the game. And the ‘competitive spirit’ inside them is completely intact.

Virat Kohli recently played an important role in India’s Champions Trophy victory in Dubai, after which captain Rohit Sharma also rejected the discussions of his retirement about him. Kohli said during a conversation session in ‘RCB Innovation Lab’, ‘Don’t panic. I am not making any announcement. Everything is fine yet. I still like to play. Kohli said that he does not have the desire to achieve achievements but he is playing to enjoy cricket completely. He said, ‘Playing for me is now completely bliss, competitive spirit and love for sports. And as long as it is, I will continue to play. As I said today, I am not playing for any achievement.

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Kohli said that due to the ‘competitive spirit’ it becomes difficult for the player to find the right time to move away from the game. He said, ‘You know that the competitive spirit does not let you find the answer to the question of retirement. I had a very interesting conversation with Rahul Dravid about this. Kohli said, ‘He said that find out where you are in your life and the answer is not so easy. Maybe you are going through a bad phase and you feel that this is just this. But it may not happen. But whenever the time comes, my competitive spirit will not allow me to accept it. Maybe another month. Probably six more months. So I think this is a good balance. I feel very happy in this time of my life. But Kohli admitted that increasing age has made the entire process of being on top of the game a little more difficult.

He said, ‘I want to keep my energy in the right place. Now it requires a lot of effort and those who have played for a long time, they understand it. You cannot do so much work after the age of 30 as you can do at the age of 20. I am also at a different place in my life. This 36 -year -old player said, ‘I think this is a natural progress. I am confident that all these young players will also reach this point. But now I feel very calm with the energy inside me. Virat will play IPL from March 22. He will be seen playing in IPL on behalf of RCB.