{"id":342249,"date":"2025-08-13T22:16:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T22:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/342249\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T22:16:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T22:16:15","slug":"virat-kohli-drops-major-hint-at-odi-comeback-ahead-of-australia-series-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/342249\/","title":{"rendered":"Virat Kohli drops major hint at ODI comeback ahead of Australia series | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/123285233.jpg\" alt=\"Virat Kohli drops major hint at ODI comeback ahead of Australia series\" title=\"Virat Kohli (AFP Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/> NEW DELHI: Former India captain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/virat-kohli\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virat Kohli<\/a>, who has retired from T20Is and Tests and now focuses solely on ODIs, is gearing up for the Australia series in October after the postponement of the Bangladesh ODI series in August. Kohli recently posted a photo from an indoor net session, signalling his readiness for a return to international cricket since his last outing at the Champions Trophy.<\/p>\n<p>Virat Kohli on why did he retire from Test cricket: &#8216;It&#8217;s time when you&#8230;&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>In the image shared on his Instagram story, Kohli was seen training with Gujarat Titans\u2019 assistant coach Naeem Amin. \u201cThanks for helping out with the hit, brother. Always lovely to see you,\u201d he wrote. A fan page later reposted the picture, hinting at Kohli\u2019s preparation for the Australian ODIs \u2014 a post that received a like from Kohli\u2019s official account.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\".\" msid=\"123285064\" width=\"\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755123374_63_-.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/>Both Kohli and <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rohit-sharma\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rohit Sharma<\/a> continue to feature in ODIs after stepping away from T20Is and Tests. Rohit remains the ODI captain, while Kohli is still a central figure in the format. The <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bcci\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BCCI<\/a>, however, is treading carefully regarding their long-term ODI futures, with age emerging as a key discussion point. <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\".\" msid=\"123285079\" width=\"\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755123375_886_-.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/>By the 2027 ODI World Cup, Rohit will be 40 and Kohli 39.Despite this, their combined ODI record \u2014 83 centuries and over 25,000 runs \u2014 underscores their value to the team. While India have transitioned from relying on them in other formats, their impact in 50-over cricket remains significant. The Australia series, set for October 19\u201325, will be India\u2019s next ODI assignment, with both veterans expected to play vital roles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW DELHI: Former India captain Virat Kohli, who has retired from T20Is and Tests and now focuses solely&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":342250,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4101],"tags":[18666,1406,121747,121746,16384,79,16,15,4221,121745],"class_list":{"0":"post-342249","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-bcci","9":"tag-cricket","10":"tag-ind-vs-aus","11":"tag-india-vs-australia","12":"tag-rohit-sharma","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-virat-kohli","17":"tag-virat-kohli-odi-comeback"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115023772704826559","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=342249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/342250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=342249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=342249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=342249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}