Srinagar: Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi has come out with a retirement suggestion for Team India star batsman Virat Kohli.
Kohli roared back into form with a century and was highest scorer for Team India in Asia Cup.
Now former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said that whenever Kohli decides to retire from cricket, he should be at the top of his game.
“The way Virat has played, the start that he had to his career, he had overcome struggles and work hard before he made a name for himself. He is a champion and I believe there comes a stage when you are headed towards retirement. At such a stage, the aim should be to go out on a high,” Afridi said on Samaa TV.
It shouldn’t reach a stage where you are dropped from the team. Instead, retirement should be announced when you are at your peak. It seldom happens though. Very few players, especially cricketers from the Asian region make that decision, but I feel when Virat does it, he will do in a good way and probably end his career in style much like the way he began his career.”
Kohli went on to score 276 runs at an average of 92 in Asia Cup 2022, with his 122 not out against Afghanistan becoming his first century for India in any format since November 2019. It was also his first three-figure score in a Twenty20 international.
