Is Virat Kohli retiring from T20Is? Watch India skipper’s reply

The Indian skipper and one of the world’s leading batsmen Virat Kohli is always burdened with a heavy workload. Be it Test, ODIs, T20Is or IPL, Virat Kohli has always remained a prominent figure across formats and his IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Heavy workload means the body undergoes gruelling which ultimately results in fatigue and a dip in performance. However, consistency has always been Virat Kohli’s premier stature but the body sometimes might not allow to go places.

Is Virat Kohli retiring from T20Is?

Ahead of the start of the first Test against the Blackcaps, the Indian skipper was asked whether he is considering retirement from the shortest format? He had a vibrant answer to this question. This is what he said;

“My mindset is on the bigger picture as I prepare myself for a rigorous three years from now and after that we might have a different conversation,” Virat Kohli told the journalists.

However, the skipper didn’t hesitate in discussing the workload management and fatigue which sooner or later pop up in a cricketer’s career;

“It’s not a conversation you can hide away from in any manner. It is around eight years now that I have been playing 300 days a year, which includes travelling and practice sessions. And intensity is right up there all the time. It does take a toll on you,” Virat Kohli said.

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Periodic breaks always work as a remedy 

Kohli agreed to the fact that the periodic breaks from a particular series help his body to remain in better shape and play a vital role in staggering the mental fatigue as well.

“It’s not that the players are not thinking about it all the time. We do choose to take lot more breaks individually even though the schedule might not allow you to. Especially from guys, who play all the formats,” opined the world number one ODI and Test batsman.

“It’s not easy being captain, having that intensity in the practice sessions. It does take a toll on you. Periodic breaks seem to work pretty okay for me,” he added.