rangeelaraja Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 (edited) I am willing to bet that his retirement from cricket is coming pretty soon. Maybe after a disastrous outing in the 2023 home WC, after which he will be dropped. I think he is going to retire from all cricket sometime next year or early 2024, going out after a spate of performances that are like Rahane's. Edited January 17, 2022 by rangeelaraja Vijy, adi B, Under_Score and 1 other 1 2 1 Link to comment
mishra Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Biproduct of Vinod Rai’s mess will be out of team in no time. Fingers crossed SandeepMotta 1 Link to comment
Vancouver Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Well he is 33 so it's not hard to guess that retirement is max 2-3 years away. Link to comment
rangeelaraja Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 19 minutes ago, Vancouver said: Well he is 33 so it's not hard to guess that retirement is max 2-3 years away. Nothing is obvious. The greats of the era that has just gone by - Sangakkara, Ponting, Tendulkar - played till 38,39 and even nearing 40. Kohli has the fitness to play for many years. ( if only selection was based on fitness ) His dip in form is irreversible and will only further regress from here. He has not been batting consistently for atleast 2 years if not more. Don’t Know any other batsman that has done that and picked up a peak batting form. Plus what has happened now - he is mentally just not there. Under_Score, SRT100, Vijy and 1 other 1 2 1 Link to comment
AKane Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 I think he will do better. Everyone who quit captaincy be it Ian Botham or SRT did better following the relinquish of the responsibility. Kohli should do better - how much better we will see. But I expect him to be much better. Link to comment
QuarantineTormentino Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 The reason behind Kohli’s batting slump isn’t the burden of captaincy or anything, it’s because of his flawed batting technique. For some reason he has turned into a front foot merchant these days and pretty much completely lost his back-foot Play ability. Add to this his inability to sweep/use his feet against the left arm spinners and you can understand why his shot making appears so limited. This is the exact reason why opponents who are disciplined enough are able to keep him quiet with that outside off-stump line: because they know that his only response to that line, no matter the length, is to either leave the ball or flash his bat at it. Pretty much everybody’s figured it out by now that if you can sustain a line out side off for him for a long time he will eventually get out caught behind nicking one. For this reason I don’t expect any turnaround in Kohli’s luck unless he swallows his ego and makes a few drastic changes to his technique Frustrated, Suhaan, SRT100 and 6 others 2 7 Link to comment
Majestic Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 He will retire after home series vs Australia. nevada 1 Link to comment
AuxiliA Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 I don't have much hope in his batting tbh. Link to comment
Cricket_Hacker Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 He could retire if he doesnt find form this year Stan AF 1 Link to comment
sorak Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 To be a devils advocate, he will probably have one good peak year of cricket surrounded by multiple 35 avg periods. Hope that peak year won't trigger calls for captaincy from his pr. :) Link to comment
Suhaan Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 He must retire as early as possible nevada 1 Link to comment
Clarke Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) Its all upon him, if he's mentally accepting the present and future he can be in top 5-10 batsmen for some years. There's enough guidance available from India's batting prowess from earlier generations including the current head coach. His fitness should keep him going and its all a matter of focus on the right goals, be it working with the new captain and the other batsmen or spending time in nets vs gym. His businesses will also benefit from his batting performances, hope he sees it that way. Edited January 18, 2022 by Clarke ravishingravi 1 Link to comment
dilliboy Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 He will improve him form considerably. Won't become the beast he was pre 2019 but he'll be back to being a top class test and ODI batsmen. However I do think it's time for him to retire from international t20 Link to comment
RajBan Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Kohli will remain an average batsman for the rest of the career. He has lost the hunger, still into ego/politicking mode and don't exhibit any humility and guts to get back to his best. I expect Kohli to completely move out of cricket as he won't be able to make his way into adminstration or management. adi B, Vijy and SandeepMotta 3 Link to comment
prudent_kreeda Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 4 hours ago, RajBan said: Kohli will remain an average batsman for the rest of the career. He has lost the hunger, still into ego/politicking mode and don't exhibit any humility and guts to get back to his best. I expect Kohli to completely move out of cricket as he won't be able to make his way into adminstration or management. Politics ? Link to comment
HamHindustani Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Hope he finds his batting form. Much needed for the 2023 WC. Long term it would be hilarious to hear him as a Hindi commentator, uncensored version. Frustrated and Vijy 2 Link to comment
goose Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 i believe in cycles. the cornerstone of financial markets, astrology, the seasons, and all human behaviour. there is no historic precedent for a batsman of his pedigree to go into free fall and stay there. he will rise. ravishingravi 1 Link to comment
SRT100 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 17 hours ago, Majestic said: He will retire after home series vs Australia. Thats so selfish. He is finished already, the BCCI should dump him when he fails in the home series v Sri Lanka. Link to comment
Vijy Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 should do okay in ODIs. not hard to tuk-tuk around these days on pattas with no wkt-taking bowlers and avg 40+ (maybe even 50+). in tests, his back foot game is missing, technique has big holes, and his fishing tendencies are affecting him strongly. I don't think he will do well in tests. Link to comment
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