Virat Kohli confirms 2027 World Cup will be his last for India
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 26, 2026, 12:35 PM
Last updated Sep 26, 2026
Virat Kohli announced that the 2027 ODI World Cup, jointly hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia, will mark his final tournament for India. This statement follows his retirement from T20Is in 2024 and Tests in 2025, leaving ODIs as his only remaining format. Kohli expressed a strong desire to win the World Cup before concluding his international career. Although he has no plans to stop playing franchise cricket, he has not indicated whether he will step away from the sport entirely after the World Cup. Kohli's recent form in ODIs has been strong, maintaining a high batting average and scoring three centuries recently.
- •Kohli confirms 2027 World Cup will be his last for India
- •He retired from T20Is in 2024 and Tests in 2025
- •Kohli aims to win the World Cup in 2027
- •He continues to play franchise cricket with no retirement plans confirmed
- •Recent form includes six fifties in seven innings, three being centuries
- 12:35 PMYahoo Sports — 2027 will be Virat Kohli's last World Cup: Will the India legend retire after that or continue playing?
"With everyone predicting that the 2027 World Cup might be Virat Kohli's last, here's a look if that will be the case come 2027.
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