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Virat Kohli stood tall for the India National Cricket Team in their dominating victory over the West Indies National Cricket Team in the 1st ODI. The former India captain scored a hundred and broke multiple records, and inched closer to the 100-century record of Sachin Tendulkar. Former India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin made a shocking claim on the Virat Kohli-Sachin Tendulkar comparisons.
India won the first match by 8 wickets as Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill made the run chase of 296 runs look easy. Two batters scored hundred in the match and were excellent in the match. Surprisingly, Kuldeep Yadav was the Player of the Match as he picked four wickets against the Windies.
"As a well-wisher, I really want him to hang up his boots": R Ashwin on Virat Kohli's retirement
While speaking on his YouTube channel, Ash ki Baat, the former spinner stated that he is supporting Kohli’s decision to hang up his boots after the ODI World Cup 2027. He is not surprised at all by the decision taken by the former India batter. Ashwin feels that the chances of Kohli playing after 2027 are very low.
Ravichandran Ashwin said on his YouTube channel Ash ki Baat, "As a well-wisher, I really want him to hang up his boots after that because he has committed that the 2027 World Cup will be his last. The chances of him playing after 2027 are very low."
"It’s not a surprise, because he could have continued playing. But I know about the mindset. To maintain that fitness level at an elite level and keep his batting form at an elite level requires a lot of effort."
R Ashwin feels that Virat Kohli should not play beyond ODI World Cup 2027
R Ashwin feels that there’s a lot of work that Virat puts in behind the doors which is not visible to the fans, as he feels that it is not practical for Virat to play beyond the 2027 ODI World Cup, as he has already retired from Test and T20 cricket.
"There is a lot of work going on behind the scenes that we don’t get to see. He needs to continue that work for years to come. Maybe he doesn’t want to do it, but looking at it, if he wants to play ODI cricket after 2027, it doesn’t make any practical sense. He doesn’t play Test cricket or T20 cricket anymore; he has retired. With all this in mind, logically, it can happen."
"It will be a remarkable achievement": R Ashwin on Virat Kohli achieving 100 centuries
Ashwin on Kohli, chasing Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 100 hundreds, feels that if the former achieves the record, then the all-rounder will keep Virat and Sachin on the same level without a doubt.
He said, "But if he achieves this hundred and gets so many centuries, I will take my hat off. It will be a remarkable achievement, mark my words. It will be a remarkable achievement if he does that."
"Ask Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli the same question about this. If he can achieve it, then I would say both of them are on the same level, without a shadow of a doubt."
