5 Players Whose Careers Were Destroyed By Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli is absolutely one of the best batsmen to ever play for India. Recently, he became the fastest player to reach 25000 runs in international cricket. With 27 centuries in Tests, 46 in ODIs, and 1 in T20Is, Virat Kohli has definitely proved his title of ‘run-machine’.

Virat Kohli was the captain of the Indian team till last year. He stepped down as the skipper in all formats one by one and now, only remains a crucial batter for the team. Under his captainship, Kohli groomed many players but there were also a few for whom he did not lend good support. Here we talk about 5 players whose careers were destroyed by Virat Kohli.

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5 Players Whose Careers Were Destroyed By Virat Kohli

5. Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh is the first player on this list. The left-handed batsman was the hero of India’s ODI World Cup 2011 victory. He was the player of the tournament after executing multiple brilliant performances with both bat and ball. However, he was diagnosed with cancer in 2011, when he was at the peak of his career. After returning to international cricket, Yuvraj played a few impressive knocks for India.

However, in ICC T20 World Cup 2014 final, Yuvraj failed to score runs in a crucial match. His slow batting (11 runs off 21 balls) cost India that match. post that, his career went downhill. However, the all-rounder could have played more games for India if he had got backing from skipper Virat Kohli. In June 2019, Yuvraj Singh announced his retirement from international cricket.

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4. Gautam Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir is another player on this list. Opener Gautam Gambhir was once a powerful opener for India. However, his fallout with Virat Kohli is something that was known to all. During an IPL 2023 game, both players also engaged in verbal banter with each other which is still considered one of the ugliest moments in the Indian Premier League.

Under Virat Kohli’s captaincy, Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma got more backing as openers for team India. Even though Gautam Gambhir continued to perform in IPL, his comeback into the national team was something that never happened.

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3. Suresh Raina

However, under Virat Kohli, Raina did not get many opportunities to play. His last international game was in July 2018, when he played an ODI game against England. When MS Dhoni retired in August 2020, Raina also announced his retirement. According to reports, after Dhoni’s retirement, Raina was sure that he will never get a chance to play for India. Notably, he was just 34 years old at the time.

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2. Rahul Chahar

Rahul Chahar is another player on this list. Chahar was picked in the squad during ICC T20 World Cup 2021. However, after India’s humiliating first-round exit in the tournament, Chahar was ruled out of the international circuit. However, if we take a look at Chahar’s performance in international cricket, he has a decent performance.

He picked 3 wickets in the only ODI game he played. In 6 T20Is, he picked 7 wickets at an average of 23.85 and an economy of 7.59. After ICC T20 World Cup 2021, he was never picked for any international match. However, Chahar is just 23 years old and can make his international comeback in the coming years.

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1. T Natarajan

T Natarajan is one player who has vanished from the national team even after his marvelous performance in the few games he played. Natarajan played 1 Test against Australia during Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2021, in which he picked 3 wickets. He also played 2 ODI games and 4 T20Is matches, in which he picked 3 and 7 wickets respectively.

Natarajan also held an economy of just 7+ in both formats. However, even after such a brilliant performance, he never got a chance to play for India after March 2021 when he last played against England. Virat Kohli was the skipper of the team then and he should have brought Natarajan to the national side. However, it never happened.

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