Virat Kohli ka T20I cricket se retirement sabko surprise kar gaya, lekin sabse zyada Suresh Raina ko. Ek zabardast 70-run ki knock ke baad, jo Kohli ne Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ke liye Rajasthan Royals (RR) ke khilaf M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru mein kheli, Raina ne kaha ki Kohli ne shayad kuch jaldi decision le liya.
Raina ka kehna hai ki “Virat abhi bhi top form mein hai aur jis tarah se usne apni fitness maintain ki hai, usse toh 2026 T20 World Cup tak khelna chahiye tha.”
Kohli ne India ke liye T20 World Cup 2024 jeetne ke baad officially T20Is se retirement announce kiya. Final mein unhone South Africa ke khilaf brilliant performance di aur India ko trophy jeetne mein madad ki.
Retirement ke bawajood, Kohli ke naam pe kuch aise records hain jo todna mushkil hoga. Unhone T20 World Cup history mein 1,292 runs banaye hain, jo ab tak kisi bhi player ke liye sabse zyada hai. 2014 edition mein unke 319 runs bhi ek single edition ka record hai. Aur haan, unke naam 15 50+ scores bhi hain, jo ek aur record hai.
Unka aakhri international assignment tha ICC Champions Trophy 2025, jahan unhone 5 matches mein 218 runs banaye, jisme Pakistan ke khilaf ek not-out century bhi shamil hai. India ne is tournament ko bhi jeeta, aur Kohli waha bhi top 5 run-scorers mein shamil rahe.
Suresh Raina jaise senior players ka maanna hai ki Kohli ke paas ab bhi international cricket mein contribute karne ke liye kaafi energy aur form hai. Ab dekhna yeh hoga ki kya Kohli apne decision pe dubara soch-vichar karenge ya yeh chapter ab hamesha ke liye band ho gaya hai.
