Virat Kohli explained why he decided to step away from the T20I format following India’s World Cup win last year. Kohli was the star of the final against South Africa as he scored a match-winning 76 off 59 balls as India won by 7 runs at the end.
After the match was done, Kohli, along with Rohit Sharma, decided to retire from the T20I format. The star batter talked about his decision on the latest episode of the RCB podcast and said that he made the call to step aside to allow the new set of players to come in and enjoy the 2-year cycle before the World Cup.
“I do not think things have changed for me in any way. The decision (to leave T20Is) was taken purely understanding that there is a new set of players who are more than ready and they need time, they need a 2-year cycle to evolve, handle pressure, play in different parts of the world, and play enough games to the point where when the World Cup comes, they feel like they are ready,” said Kohli.
Kohli played a total of 125 T20I games for India and scored 4188 runs during that time at an average of 48.69.
