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Virat Kohli retired , the former Indian cricket team captain and Player of the Match in the T20 World Cup 2024 final, announced that he would never play T20 again immediately after India’s historic win over South Africa in the title clash in Barbados on Saturday. Kohli is considered one of India’s best ever cricketers. “It was the right time as the new generation had to come in now,” Kohli said. For a boy from the by-lanes of Delhi who rose to rule world cricket, it was perfect culmination of his T20I career, marked by several high points and low moments as captain.
“This was my last T20 World Cup, this is exactly what we wanted to achieve,” Kohli told the broadcasters after India ended an 11-year ICC title drought. Virat Kohli retired
“One day you feel like you can’t get a run and this happens, God is great. (It is) just the occasion, now or never kind of situation. This was my last T20 game playing for India. We wanted to lift that cup.”
Yes, I have. This was an open secret (retirement). Not something that I wasn’t going to announce even if we had lost. Time for the next generation to take the T20 game forward,” Kohli confirmed when Harsha Bhogle asked if he was finally going to make an official announcement about him bringing his innings to a close. Virat Kohli retired
It’s been a long wait for us, waiting to win an ICC tournament. You look at someone like Rohit (Sharma), he’s played 9 T20 World Cups and this is my sixth.
“He deserves it. It’s been difficult to hold things (emotions) back and I think it’s going to sink in later. It’s an amazing day and I’m thankful,” Kohli added.
Virat Kohli retired is one of those rare cricketers who have won both the ODI and the T20 World Cup now.
Kohli played his first T20I in 2010 and then went on to play several T20 World Cup. But every time, India fell short until the 2024 edition, where Kohli emerged as a saviour after India’s horrendous start against South Africa. He scored a gritty 76 off 59 balls as India scored a record high total of 176/7 in a T20 World Cup final. At the end of his glorious career, Virat Kohli finished with a tally of 4188 in 125 matches at an average of 48.69.
“This was my last T20 World Cup, and this is exactly what we set out to achieve,” Kohli said to the broadcasters after India ended an 11-year ICC title drought. “There are days when it feels like you can’t buy a run, and then this happens. God is great. It’s one of those ‘now or never’ moments. This was my final T20 game for India, and we wanted to lift that cup.”
When Harsha Bhogle asked him whether he was announcing his retirement officially, Kohli said, “Yes, I have. It wasn’t a secret. Even if we had lost, I wasn’t going to make an official announcement. It’s time for the next generation to take T20 cricket forward.”
It’s been a long journey for us. We have been waiting to win an ICC tournament for some time now. Look at someone like Rohit Sharma – he has played in nine T20 World Cups, while this was my sixth. He truly deserves this,” Kohli said reflecting on the long wait for an ICC trophy.
Virat Kohli retired visibly emotional, went on to say, “It’s been tough to hold back my emotions, and I think it will sink in later. It’s an incredible day, and I’m incredibly thankful.”
Kohli’s win makes him one of the few cricketers who have won both ODI and T20 World Cups.
He made his debut in T20I in 2010, played in multiple World Cups but India never had enough until 2024; he played the match of a lifetime. Though the start was difficult against South Africa, Kohli’s resilient batting of 76 off 59 balls helped India make a record 176/7 in the final of the T20 World Cup.
At the end of his illustrious career, Kohli finished with 4,188 runs in 125 T20 matches at an average of 48.69, making him one of the game’s greats.
