Virat Kohli has announced his retirement from international T20 cricket after hitting a half-century in India's win over South Africa in the World Cup final.
Virat Kohli has announced his retirement from international T20 cricket after hitting a half-century in India's win over South Africa in the World Cup final in Barbados. Kohli snapped a lean run of form in the tournament, which had seen him score just 75 runs in seven innings at an average 11, by hitting 76 from 59 deliveries in his side's total of 176-7.
'It is time for the new generation to come through for India now. We have some amazing players coming through and they have to take this team forwards now. 'One day you feel like you can't get a run but one day, things just click. I am so proud to get the runs for the team the day it mattered most. 'The occasion prompted that change for me. I felt like it was now or never.
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