Kohli on environment under GG era

[Darshan]

[Hemant]

Everyone should be held accountable when India loses in the ODI World Cup.

[Ansh]

To be honest, I'd love Amazon Prime to turn that 2019 semi‑final up to 2025 into a web series.

[Norman]

It's both uplifting and disheartening to hear. It was good that Kohli spoke up in the interview. GG, as head coach of the ICT, is the worst thing that could happen. He seems to hold personal grudges against Kohli in the dressing room, which is really sad.

Virat didn't deserve that treatment; GG was a major reason behind his retirement from his favourite format. He would have walked away from Test cricket at the very end of his career anyway.

[Ashok]

It's UNBELIEVABLE that any country or coach could even for a second question having Kohli, Rohit and Shami in their World Cup side.

It boggles my mind that you can have three of the best cricketers in the world - one of them arguably the greatest ever - and still wonder whether they belong in a World Cup squad.

India has talent, but is there anyone more skilled, more experienced than the combined experience of Kohli, Rohit and Shami?

How can we even think of picking other players over them in any aspect? It's just plain stupid. If GG doesn't pick those three for the 2027 World Cup, I honestly hope India loses and gets knocked out in the group stage. Because if a coach's decisions are driven by ego or past grudges, they don't deserve any success.

[Devansh]

The constant doubt about him is just exhausting. He's been chipping in consistently in ODIs, even during his slump he was averaging mid‑40s. He scored over 700 runs in the World Cup and was among the top five run‑scorers in the Champions Trophy.

The recent home ODI series was just the icing on the cake. Fitness isn't an issue either - I'm sure he's still the fittest guy in the squad even though he's in his late 30s.

[Gaurav]

He'll definitely be part of the 2027 World Cup and will play a crucial role.

[Aarti]

Nobody is above the game, and Virat is truly the GOAT of ODIs, so BCCI will have to handle his situation very sensitively.

[Bhavana]

He may curse or shout whenever he wants, but the professionalism and work ethic he shows is extraordinary. He truly walks the talk.

[Pratik]

In Tests, the game seemed to have moved past him - it happens to everyone eventually. The scars from the 2014 tour kept coming back, and his average has been around 33 since 2020, so retirement became inevitable.

In ODIs, his skill set was never in doubt; the question was whether he could maintain that level as he aged. Few players stay competitive into their late 30s or 40s, and India has enough talent to avoid relying on a single option. Even someone like Sachin became more of a dead weight in his final years, chasing that 100th century. I think the management didn't want that scenario, especially during a World Cup. They asked him and Rohit to play VHT, urging them to prove they can still perform at 40 and 39. It's tough, particularly in limited‑overs cricket.

[Devansh]

Man, I sometimes think about how these so‑called 'small cricketers' constantly criticize someone like Kohli. If he were to reply to them in their own language, most of them would be wiped out, and even the survivors wouldn't have much left.

The fact that GG has heavily criticised MS and Kohli, yet they've never spoken badly about him publicly, shows a lot of composure and grace.