Beyond cricket, Virat Kohli has influenced the world of sports like no other in the past decade, even leading to cricket’s inclusion in the Olympic program for the Los Angeles 2028 Games. And with India’s batting icon’s unquenchable thirst for runs, it’s only natural for fans and pundits to wonder what keeps him going.
The same question was posed to the former India captain at RCB’s Royal Gala Dinner ahead of the do-or-die IPL match against Chennai Super Kings on May 18 in Bangalore.
Kohli and RCB skipper Faf du Plessis took to the stage and Kohli answered a question on what keeps him hungry and hungry for more.
“It’s very simple,” said Kohli, 35. “As sportsmen, I think our careers come to an end. So I’m just working backwards. I don’t go through my career thinking, ‘Oh, what would have happened if I had done this that day?’ I don’t want to finish it. I can’t keep going forever, so it’s important to avoid leaving any unfinished work and avoid regrets later.”
Kohli also hinted that once he retires from cricket, he will take a long break before thinking about what’s next.
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“When I’m done, I’m gone. I won’t see you for a while (laughs). So I want to do my best until I play. That’s the only thing that keeps me going,” he said.
Kohli is currently at the top of the run-scoring list in the ongoing IPL 2024. He has so far scored 661 runs in 13 innings at a strike rate of 155.16 and an average of 66.10. His tally includes him 550 and 100.
IPL 2024: Results | Point table
RCB, who are currently fifth in the IPL table (12 points from 13 matches), will take on third-placed CSK (14 points from 13 matches) this Saturday and will have to defeat the five-time champions by a huge margin. While they are competing for a place in the playoffs, their net run rate (NRR) is also higher than that of CSK.
CSK’s NRR is currently +0.528 while RCB’s is +0.387.
The same question was posed to the former India captain at RCB’s Royal Gala Dinner ahead of the do-or-die IPL match against Chennai Super Kings on May 18 in Bangalore.
Kohli and RCB skipper Faf du Plessis took to the stage and Kohli answered a question on what keeps him hungry and hungry for more.
“It’s very simple,” said Kohli, 35. “As sportsmen, I think our careers come to an end. So I’m just working backwards. I don’t go through my career thinking, ‘Oh, what would have happened if I had done this that day?’ I don’t want to finish it. I can’t keep going forever, so it’s important to avoid leaving any unfinished work and avoid regrets later.”
Kohli also hinted that once he retires from cricket, he will take a long break before thinking about what’s next.
watch video
“When I’m done, I’m gone. I won’t see you for a while (laughs). So I want to do my best until I play. That’s the only thing that keeps me going,” he said.
Kohli is currently at the top of the run-scoring list in the ongoing IPL 2024. He has so far scored 661 runs in 13 innings at a strike rate of 155.16 and an average of 66.10. His tally includes him 550 and 100.
IPL 2024: Results | Point table
RCB, who are currently fifth in the IPL table (12 points from 13 matches), will take on third-placed CSK (14 points from 13 matches) this Saturday and will have to defeat the five-time champions by a huge margin. While they are competing for a place in the playoffs, their net run rate (NRR) is also higher than that of CSK.
CSK’s NRR is currently +0.528 while RCB’s is +0.387.
