Virat Kohli Retirememt: Kohli announces retirement from T20 International cricket, says it's time for next generation
Virat Kohli today announced his retirement from T20 International cricket. Kohli said it's time for next generation to take over.
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«This was my last T20 World Cup, this is exactly what we wanted to achieve,» Kohli told the broadcast after India's win in a global tournament after 11 years.
«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,» he said.
«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 asked if he was making the official announcement about him calling it a day.
«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's T20 Record
In 35 T20 World Cup matches, Virat has scored 1,292 runs at an average of 58.72 and a strike rate of 128.81, with 15 half-centuries. His best score is 89*. He is the highest run-scorer in the history of the tournament.
In 125 T20I matches, Virat scored 4,188
