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Will 2023 WC be the last WC for Virat Kohli?


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Or do the fans expect him to play on till the 2027 WC?  

 

Born in 1988 , Virat Kohli will be 35 Years Old at 2023 WC and 39 Years old at 2027 WC. 

 

The Oldest and Fittest batsman to play the Global Tournament was Tendulkar who played his last WC at the age of 38 in 2011,  which was also his last year of being in decent form after which his form went downhill.

 

So Virat will have to maintain his form while being a year older than Tendulkar. 

 

Will VK survive till 2027 while  playing and carrying the burden of captaincy in all formats, playing the IPL and other Global Tournaments ?  

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Even 2023 is not a given. Right now, Kohli seems to be in decline or going through a dip in form in the ODI format.  3 years later it is possible he is badly out of form/injured. If he loses captaincy, Kohli might say screw it and just quit altogether. That being said, I would rate 80-20 for likelihood of his playing 2023 WC vs not playing.

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Undoubtedly yes..  Kohli will be in his twilight during 2023. His performance graph is already dropping.  KL Rahul will hopefully emerge as best batsman in the side & Iyer as a possible Captaincy material.  Kohli needs to win at least one ICC Trophy to Lead Ind in 2023. I don't see that happening with bewada running things with him. 

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