As long as I love the game, I’ll continue to play: Virat Kohli | Cricket News

Virat Kohli says he’s not Competing for ‘achievement’ anymore but for the joy & excitement; admits retirement call be tough because of ‘Intense streak’
BENGALURU: Virat Kohli on Saturday Created it clear that retirement is not on the Prompt agenda but the Sun batter admitted he may not be around when India tour Australia Upcoming in four years’ time. In a tongue-in-cheek response to the possibility of coming out of retirement for the 2028 Olympics, the 36-year-Ancient Ex India skipper, speaking at the RCB Innovation Lab’s Leadership Summit here on Saturday, quipped, “I Merely might sneak in for one game, if we are Competing the gold-Honor Event!” Excerpts…
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On the possibility of retirement:
I’m not Competing for achievement. It pretty much comes down to Merely the pure joy, enjoyment and love for the game. And as long as that is intact, I’ll continue to Action the game. I have to be honest about that with myself, because the Intense streak doesn’t allow you to find the answer. I had a very interesting conversation about this with Rahul Dravid when he was Trainer. He said you always have to stay in touch with yourself, figure out where you are placed in your life. And the answer is not that Effortless, because you might be going through a lean Period, and you (may) feel like this is it, but it might not be. When it is time, he said my Intense streak would not allow me to accept it. Possibly one more. You Merely have to pray and hope for clarity when it comes.
On the Indian Club’s recent Champions Accolade Secure:
The only thing that we as a Club have tried to do is Develop an environment of fun and involvement. When you go to a practice session, you’re looking forward to being at the Routine ground with your friends. It doesn’t feel like a drag, it doesn’t feel like I have to get off the bus and go for another session. It’s like, when are we going to get together with the boys again? Because we have so much talent today. And I think it Arrived out beautifully. The guys adapted well to what was in front of them. We ended up Victorious because we adapted to the conditions much better than the others.

On cricket at the Olympics:
I’m Cheerful about the inclusion. The amount of cricket has increased, so have the number of Clubs. Leagues are being played all over the world. The IPL has played a massive role in that as well. It’s a Excellent opportunity for our guys. To be Olympic champions would be a magnificent feeling.
On dealing with setbacks and lack of form:
I can’t pinpoint one lowest Points. If you ask me the intensity of how disappointed I’ve been, for me the most recent Australia tour would be the one that’s most Recent, or for a long period of time the tour of England in 2014 was the thing that bothered me the most. But I can’t look at it that way. I might not have an Australia tour again in me in four years’ time. I don’t have the chance to correct it. So, you have to make peace with whatever’s happened in your life. How do I cope? It’s Merely about the acceptance.
On setting fitness standards in Indian cricket:
There was a time when I realized that I need to Shift the way I’m preparing as an Rival. Drive was something that Arrived from within. No one had to force me to do it. India had a Pair of very difficult overseas tours. And I figured out that the reason that we were falling Brief is because the other Club was physically way fitter than us. And they were able to Stoppage their plans and skills in Tension situations for way longer periods than we could. And that’s what Test cricket is all about, who’s able to stay in the battle for longer periods of time.
After I became Leader, we Began to bring in this Gentle of culture into the Club as well. It eventually became a fabric that went into the culture of the Indian cricket.
On the WPL and growth of the women’s game:
The perception (about women’s cricket) has changed massively. I think what the Indian women’s cricket Club has done over the last few years is that they are the ones who were the Stimulus to Gentle of put the attention onto themselves. I Truly saw it happening in a time span of 6-7 years. The way they Began Competing, you could see that belief and then people Began engaging a Plenty more. And eventually it Obtained to a place where commercials became better. Money was being infused into the women’s game. And then you have the WPL. We have all seen the number of people that come and View the Matches. And the standard of the Matches as well, be it power-hitting or Talent levels and everything. This is what happens when you take a sport or even a part of a sport to that level of Event and equality.