Published: Feb 25, 2025, 12:10 PM (IST)
Edited: Feb 25, 2025, 12:10 PM (IST)
After he scored a splendid century against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy 2025, former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu believes that Virat Kohli is going to play for two-three more years. Kohli found his form in the major clash, and helped India easily chase the target of 242 runs. He reached the three-digit mark with a boundary, securing India’s spot in semifinal.
Virat had been going through a rough patch in the past few games, but then found his momentum and took charge of with the bat, smashing Pakistan bowlers early in the game. This might have filled him with confidence, as he continued his strokeplay against the bowlers.
Navjot Singh Sidhu praised Kohli and stated that his brilliant play against Pakistan caused him to believe that the star batter will surely score 10-15 more centuries in his career.
“Character is not made in a crisis, it is exhibited. This is a man (Virat Kohli) with pedigree, with passion. And after this 100, I can say it with conviction that this man is playing for the next 2 or 3 years and he is getting another 10 to 15 hundreds. That, you take it from me. Because, you see, the ultimate litmus test for anyone is how he goes through the adverse times, how he embraces adversity. Last six months, there has been so much going on that he chose his moment. When he scored runs against Pakistan, people are not going to forget it for 10 years,” Sidhu said on JioStar Network.
Kohli hit 7 boundaries during his knock of 111-ball 100*, relying heavily on rotating strikes and increasing the pressure on the Pakistan fielders throughout the chase. On the route to his 51st ODI century, Kohli also became the third batter in international cricket to score 14,000 ODI runs.
