Virat Kohli, who is regarded as one of the greatest of today, is currently struggling with his batting form in Test cricket. Virat Kohli failed to make an impact in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series but has no plans to retire from international cricket until the 2027 ODI World Cup.
The star batter has not resisted pushing balls outside the off-stump in the recent series. Kohli screamed at himself after his dismissal on Day 2 of India's second innings against Australia in Sydney. It was his eighth caught behind dismissal of the series, with Scott Boland accounting for five of those dismissals.
Kohli wants to play for the Indian team till the 2027 ODI World Cup
Virat Kohli's struggles in the recently concluded series seem to be more mental than technical. The right-handed batsman played just two noteworthy performances – a second-innings century in Perth and a 36 in Melbourne. Apart from these knocks, Kohli managed just 54 runs from his seven innings.
However, Kohli wants to play for Team India till the 2027 ODI World Cup even though he is facing one of the lowest phases in his career, according to a PTI report. It will be very difficult for the Indian men's national team selectors to make a final call on the champion player as the team is going through a transition phase.
Very hard for selectors to pick either Rohit Sharma or Virat Kohli – Former Selector
A former national coach has expressed concern over Virat Kohli's chances of being selected for the England tour in June without playing red-ball cricket. He pointed out that it will be difficult for selectors to justify picking Kohli or Rohit Sharma based on their IPL performance alone.
“It would be very difficult for selectors to pick Rohit Sharma or Virat Kohli based on IPL performance or form. It must be some red ball cricket for them ahead of the England tour. Otherwise, you cannot justify yourself. their selections,” former selectors told PTI.
There is no indication that Virat Kohli plans to feature in the upcoming Ranji Trophy, which resumes on January 23. Delhi's first match is against Saurashtra in Rajkot from January 23-26. Delhi are subsequently scheduled to play Railways from January 30 to February 2 in the next round of matches.
India are gearing up to take on England in their next assignment
India will play a three-match ODI series against England starting February 6, followed by the Champions Trophy from February 19 to March 9, and then the IPL starting in March. Kohli has no chance of playing red-ball cricket unless he opts out of the IPL for a stint in the county to prepare for the England tour.
Kohli is unlikely to miss the opportunity to play for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Indian Premier League 2025. Another possible option for Kohli is to talk to the selectors and play a few India A matches during their shadow tour of England , before. of the senior team's first Test on June 18 in Leeds.
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