{"id":298284,"date":"2025-12-04T09:14:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T09:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/298284\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T09:14:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T09:14:06","slug":"virat-kohli-changed-his-mind-after-bcci-expressed-displeasure-over-his-public-comments-in-ranchi-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/298284\/","title":{"rendered":"Virat Kohli changed his mind after BCCI expressed displeasure over his public comments in Ranchi: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Virat Kohli<\/a> informed the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) that he will be available for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy, marking his return to India\u2019s domestic one-day tournament after a gap of 15 years<\/a>. The decision, or rather, a change of mind, comes just a couple of days after his post-match comments in Ranchi about not needing additional preparation before international matches reportedly displeased the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).<\/p>\n

\"India's India’s Virat Kohli plays a shot during the second ODI against South Africa(PTI) <\/p>\n

DDCA officials confirmed Kohli\u2019s availability, saying it reflected the senior batter\u2019s continued commitment to the game. “Virat has confirmed his availability for the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He will be playing matches at the Centre of Excellence”. Delhi open their campaign against Andhra Pradesh in Alur on December 24.<\/p>\n

Kohli\u2019s change of heart follows his remarks after scoring a match-winning 135 in the second ODI against South Africa on Sunday. \u201cI\u2019ve never been a big believer in a lot of preparation, if that makes sense. All my cricket has been mental. As long as I feel good mentally, I can play the game,\u201d he had said, adding that the volume of cricket he has played over nearly two decades meant he did not feel the need to seek additional match practice.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve played 300-odd ODI games and so much cricket over the last 15-16 years. If you can bat an hour and a half, two hours in the nets without taking a break, you\u2019re meeting all the markers. I understand if there\u2019s a dip in form, you look for games and try to get that form back,\u201d Kohli said.<\/p>\n

He also stressed that for him, the focus remained on readiness rather than repetitions. \u201cAs long as you\u2019re hitting the ball well and you\u2019re playing good cricket, at this stage with the experience that I have, for me it\u2019s about being physically fit, mentally ready and excited to play the games that I\u2019m playing. Everything else should take care of itself.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to a report in The Indian Express, Kohli’s comments \u201chad not gone down well\u201d with the board, which had earlier instructed both Kohli and Rohit Sharma to participate in the domestic one-day competition to remain in contention for India\u2019s ODI plans heading into the next phase of international cricket. Rohit had already informed the Mumbai Cricket Association of his availability, while Kohli had kept his decision pending until now.<\/p>\n

Kohli\u2019s return to the domestic circuit comes at a time when speculation around the long-term ODI futures of both senior batters\u2014Kohli, 37, and Rohit, 38\u2014has been intensifying, especially with the next 50-over World Cup scheduled for 2027.<\/p>\n

Kohli, however, is showing no signs of slowing down. He registered back-to-back ODI centuries against South Africa to send a loud and clear message about his fitness and form.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Virat Kohli informed the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) that he will be available for the upcoming…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298285,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[10226,1721,120214,120215,101,56,54,55,96372,15624],"class_list":["post-298284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-bcci","tag-cricket","tag-delhi-and-district-cricket-association","tag-odi-games","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-vijay-hazare-trophy","tag-virat-kohli"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298284","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=298284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298284\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/298285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=298284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=298284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}