{"id":196422,"date":"2025-10-13T05:43:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T05:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/196422\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T05:43:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T05:43:15","slug":"virat-kohlis-ipl-career-is-under-scrutiny-with-reports-suggesting-he-may-not-follow-ms-dhonis-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/196422\/","title":{"rendered":"Virat Kohli&#8217;s IPL career is under scrutiny, with reports suggesting he may not follow MS Dhoni&#8217;s path"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\tOverview:<\/p>\n<p>Not only his consistency and strokeplay has significantly contributed to Royal Challengers Bengaluru, but his brand value has also added a major boost to the franchise&#8217;s image.<\/p>\n<p>Reports have recently surfaced suggesting that <a href=\"https:\/\/crictoday.com\/cricket\/series\/virat-kohli\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Virat Kohli <\/a>may not extend his IPL career in the same way <a href=\"https:\/\/crictoday.com\/cricket\/series\/ms-dhoni\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MS Dhoni<\/a> did after retiring from international cricket. Kohli has already stepped down from playing in the Test and T20I formats, and according to BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar, he has yet to commit to the 2027 World Cup. As uncertainty surrounds his international cricket future, fresh reports are emerging about Kohli\u2019s potential early departure from the IPL.<\/p>\n<p>Virat Kohli is widely regarded as one of India\u2019s most iconic cricketing figures. Not only his consistency and strokeplay has significantly contributed to Royal Challengers Bengaluru, but his brand value has also added a major boost to the franchise\u2019s image.<\/p>\n<p>However, according to a report by Rohit Juglan of RevSportz, Kohli recently declined to renew his contract with a certain brand. This has led to speculation that Kohli may want RCB to look for a new face, suggesting that he might be ready to walk away from the IPL.<\/p>\n<p>When RCB released<a href=\"https:\/\/crictoday.com\/cricket\/series\/faf-du-plessis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Faf du Plessis<\/a>, they approached Virat Kohli fot captaincy. Kohli declined the role and suggested <a href=\"https:\/\/crictoday.com\/cricket\/series\/rajat-patidar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rajat Patidar <\/a>as the captain, a decision that ultimately led to RCB winning their first-ever IPL title in 18 years.<\/p>\n<p>Kohli\u2019s decision to distance himself from the leadership group and his advice to RCB to identify a new captain suggest that his time as an active IPL player might be limited. In his 18 years with RCB, Kohli has been integral to the team\u2019s success, scoring 8,661 runs in 267 outings. He has captained the side in 143 matches, a record for the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/crictoday.com\/author\/suriya\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" alt=\"V M Suriya Narayanan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cropped-DSC_0047-copy-80x80.jpg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-80 photo\" height=\"80\" width=\"80\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tV M Suriya Narayanan is a passionate cricket writer who has been following the game since 2007. With a background in Civil Engineering (B.E.), he blends analytical thinking with a deep understanding of&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/crictoday.com\/author\/suriya\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by V.M.Suriya Narayanan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Overview: Not only his consistency and strokeplay has significantly contributed to Royal Challengers Bengaluru, but his brand value&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":196423,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1721,17779,47712,101,56,54,55,15624],"class_list":{"0":"post-196422","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-cricket","9":"tag-ipl","10":"tag-royal-challengers-bengaluru","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-unitedkingdom","15":"tag-virat-kohli"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196422\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}