What exactly has happened to Virat Kohli? Because whatever it is, one-day cricket is feeling the impact.
Take a look at his last six List A innings: 74* (81), 135 (120), 102 (93), 65* (45), 131 (101), 77 (61).
3 centuries and 3 half-centuries. No low scores. No easing into form. Just sustained, elite-level dominance. And the most frightening part? This surge has come immediately after two consecutive ducks in Australia - the kind of moment that usually sparks doubts, noise, and questions about age. Kohli responded the only way he knows how: by silencing everything.
After a commanding showing in the South Africa ODI series, he has carried the same authority into the Vijay Hazare Trophy. A brilliant 131 against Andhra set the tone. What followed against Gujarat was even more telling - a fiery 77, played with intent, control, and a hint of menace. Fifty-eight of those runs came in boundaries, and his half-century arrived in just 29 balls. This wasn’t survival batting. This was domination.
Let’s be clear: this isn’t a player “finding form.” This is veteran Virat Kohli reasserting supremacy. The footwork is sharper. The timing is cleaner. The decision-making is ruthless. Bowlers aren’t being respected; they’re being dismantled. Kohli isn’t chasing milestones anymore; he’s dictating terms.
At 37, when most careers slow down, Kohli looks liberated. Free of noise. Free of expectation. And paradoxically, better than ever. This version of Kohli is playing with the calm of experience and the hunger of a man who still feels he has something to prove.
The fire hasn’t faded. If anything, it’s burning brighter. Virat Kohli isn’t reliving his prime, he’s outperforming it. And one-day cricket is once again being reminded of an uncomfortable truth: write him off at your own risk.
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