Former India captain and Royal Challengers Bangluru (RCB)’s star player Virat Kohli has unveiled his post-retirement plans. The cricketer hinted that once he finishes his career, he won’t appear in the limelight for a duration of time and will be on hiatus before taking the next step.

While Virat Kohli has typically kept his retirement intentions under wraps, he recently made a notable statement, articulating his aspiration to conclude his career with no regrets and to continue giving his utmost until he decides to step away from the game.

Ahead of the RCB’s big clash against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), at the Royal Gala Dinner in Bengaluru, the 35-year-old cricketer shared insights into his contemplations about life after retirement from cricket. He expressed the significance of acknowledging the finite nature of a sports career. He conveyed a proactive approach towards planning for the eventual conclusion of his playing days, emphasizing the need to confront this reality head-on. Kohli underscored his determination to avoid any semblance of regret by meticulously addressing all unfinished objectives and aspirations before bidding farewell to the sport that has defined his existence.

Meanwhile, Virat Kohli currently leads the list of top run-scorers in the ongoing IPL 2024, having amassed an impressive 661 runs in 13 innings at a striking strike rate of 155.16 and an outstanding average of 66.10. His remarkable performance includes 5 fifties and one century. Despite Kohli’s stellar contributions, RCB is on the fifth position on the IPL table with 12 points from 13 matches.

Following the IPL, Virat Kohli is gearing up to represent India in the ICC T20 World Cup, with the aim of ending India’s ICC trophy drought. Initially, there were uncertainties about Kohli’s inclusion in the squad, fueled by reports suggesting selectors’ concerns about his T20 approach. However, Kohli silenced his critics with sensational power-hitting and a high strike rate during IPL 2024, reaffirming his indispensability to the Indian team.

Former Indian cricket player Gautam Gambir has expressed his regret for not utilizing Suryakumar Yadav’s potential during his 10 years tenure as captain of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). He added that the team never managed to use Suryakumar Yadav to his potential.

He further reasoned that Suryakumar Yadav played down the order in several matches because he could play only one player at no. 3, and as a captain, he had to think about the other players in the playing XI. The former KKR captain recalled that Yadav was always willing to contribute to the squad, whether he was benched or played at No. 6 or 7.

Gautam Gambhir said that Suryakumar Yadav, who currently plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL, can perform best accross all formats and is a key player when it comes to ODI. He asserted that the Mumbai Indians player can be dangerous in the ODI format as well. The KKR coach hoped that Yadav will not make himself a one-format player, and keep working hard.

Suryakumar Yadav started his IPL career with Mumbai Indians in 2011 and played a crucial role in winning the trophy that year. In 2014, he was moved to KKR for 4 years where he played under Gautam Gambhir’s captaincy. Featuring as a lower middle-order batter in KKR, Suryakumar Yadav showcased his batting prowess, accumulating 608 runs in 54 matches. In 2018, Suryakumar was again bought by Mumbai Indians where he bats at No 3.

Reacting to Gautam Ghambir’s regret for not utilising Suryakumar Yadav to his potential, social media users shared old posts from 2015 in which Gambir appreciated the entire KKR team but especially praised Suryakumar Yadav and asked fans to give him the nickname SKY.

Some X, formerly Twitter users also shared pictures of Gambhir and Suryakumar when they were teammates and played for KKR. They also posted runs scored by Suryakumar Yadav in T20 matches and praised his captaincy in T20 matches against Australia in the absence of skipper Rohit Sharma and Vice-captain Hardik Pandya.

Delhi Capitals defeated the Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL 2024 match on Tuesday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Ishant Sharma took 3 important wickets after a brilliant batting show from Abishek Porel and Tristan Stubbs as Delhi Capitals kept their IPL 2024 playoff dreams alive with a 19-run victory over Lucknow Super Giants.

Porel and Stubbs helped Delhi Capitals reach a big total of 208/4 and although Nicholas Pooran and Arshad Khan hit half-centuries, the Lucknow Super Giants could only manage 189/9. The Delhi Capitals will now have to depend on other results in order to qualify for the playoffs while the Lucknow Super Giants still have a game in hand but their Net Run Rate can prove to be a big problem for them.

Ishant Sharma was awarded the player of the match. After receiving the award Sharma said during the last few games he had been trying to bowl a knuckle ball.  He recalled that he had dismissed Virat Kohli in the last game against RCB and now he got the wicket of KL Rahul. He said he did not think much and he takes it as it comes every day.

He said that his body is alright and thanked his physio Patrick. He said he had some injuries and after the defeats, he was positive and there was belief that he would comeback well. He further added that when one wins close games then he gets confidence to take the momentum forward.

Delhi Capital captain Rishabh Pant was very happy with his team’s performance and said Pooran was giving them a hard time. He said they had certain plans and the total was good enough. He said the DC bowlers kept on bowling good balls. He said he started the season with a lot of hopes. He said there were many injuries but his team is still in contention for the playoffs. Personally he felt it was fantastic to come back.