India batter Virat Kohli has dropped a massive statement about his retirement ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) said that he won’t be making any announcements and is still loving the game as he used to.

India batter Virat Kohli arguably is one of the best players to have graced the game. The premier batter has achieved almost everything in his career, and with the kind of impact that he has made across the formats, it’s fair to say that there’s no one better than him in the current generation.

Virat Kohli recently was part of the Indian team for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The premier batter played a vital role for the team and helped them win the title. He came up with brilliant performances under pressure and helped the Rohit Sharma-led side win the tournament undefeated.

Virat Kohli hit a sensational ton against Pakistan and then came up with a brilliant 86 against Australia in the semi-final. He ended the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 as the second-leading run-getter for India. He slammed 218 runs from 5 matches at an average of 54.50.

But, with him being at the fag end of his career, there have been a lot of talks about his retirement as well. The batter has already called time on his T20I career, and there were a lot of rumors that he might make some decision after the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

Don’t get nervous, I’m not making any announcements – Virat Kohli on his retirement

Virat Kohli, however, rubbished off all the rumors. He said that he is not going to make any announcements as he still loves playing the game. He also added that he is just enjoying this time and isn’t chasing achievements anymore. Speaking at RCB Innovation Lab, he said:

“Don’t get nervous. I’m not making any announcements. As of now, everything is fine. I still love playing the game. It’s come down to pure enjoyment. As long as I have that, I will continue to play. I’m not chasing achievements anymore.

The competitive streak doesn’t allow you to find the answer – Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli further added that players often struggle to find the right time for their retirement. He revealed that he had an interesting conversation with Rahul Dravid related to this, adding that he is happy in his life at this point in time. He added:

“The competitive streak doesn’t allow you to find the answer. I had a very interesting conversation with Rahul Dravid about this. He said you always have to stay in touch with yourself. Figure out where you are placed in your life, and the answer is not that easy.

“You might be going through a lean phase and you feel like this is it. But it might not be. But then, when it was time, my competitive streak would not allow me to accept it. Maybe one more month. Maybe six more months. So I think it’s a fine balance. At this point of time in my life, I feel pretty happy.”

I might sneak in for one game, get the medal, and come back home – Kohli on cricket in Olympics

Kohli also talked about the introduction of cricket in the Olympics, acknowledging that IPL has played a massive role in taking cricket to the global stage. He also jokingly said that he would be coming out of retirement for one game just to take the medal. He explained:

“I don’t know, maybe if we’re playing for the gold medal, I might sneak in for one game, get the medal, and come back home,” he joked.

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