Virat Kohli says he will retire from India cricket after 2027 World Cup

The leading century-maker in ODI cricket, Virat Kohli, announces 2027 World Cup will be his swansong for India.Published On 26 Sep 202626 Sep 2026Virat Kohli said next ‌year’s 50-over World Cup would be his last for India and he ⁠is ready to ⁠give his all to help lift the trophy.The leading century-maker in ODIs with 54 hundreds, has already retired from T20 internationals and Test cricket ⁠and now only represents India in the 50-over format.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4What next for Man City as fallout from 115 charges rumbles – all to knowlist 2 of 4Pochettino regrets limited role in Balogun red card decision at World Cuplist 3 of 4Timeline: Man City’s Premier League financial charges to reported verdictlist 4 of 4Senegal draw in Vieira debut, Nigeria survive scare, but Cape Verde crashend of listThe 37-year-old batter, who has scored 14,941 runs in one-day internationals, second only to Sachin Tendulkar’s 18,426, won ⁠the World Cup on home soil in 2011 before suffering defeat in the 2023 final against Australia.The 2027 edition, to be jointly hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia in October to November, will be Kohli’s fifth ODI World Cup.“For me, it’s th...