Virat Kohli to reassess plans after three more years
Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli is set to reassess plans after three more years of grind across formats. The 31-year-old has played a lot of cricket around the world in all formats. On Wednesday, the Indian captain said that after three years it "might be a different conversation." Here are further details regarding Kohli's statement.
Kohli feels players are looking at the calendar
"I think it's been eight or nine years that I have been playing almost 300 days a year with the travelling and practice sessions. And the intensity is right up there all the time. So it does take a toll on you. I am not saying that it's not something the players are not thinking about," Kohli told reporters on Wednesday.
How does Kohli manage the workload?
The Indian skipper has managed his workload is by taking intermittent breaks from the shorter formats. He was rested for the T20I series against Bangladesh. He also sat out in one of the T20Is against New Zealand after the series was decided in India's favor. This sort of arrangement is going well for Kohli in terms of fitness at this stage.
Kohli feels it's not easy to play continuous cricket
"We do choose to take a lot more breaks individually even though the schedule might not allow you to," Kohli said. "You are going to see a lot of that in the future from many players. Not just myself, especially from the guys who are playing all three formats. It's not that easy."
Kohli wants to continue with same intensity for 2-3 years
Kohli said for the time being he has no issues of going on for another 2-3 years. "At a time when the body doesn't respond as well, maybe when I am 34-35, you might have a different conversation at that stage. But for the next 2-3 years, I have no issues at all. Can keep going on with the same intensity," he said.
