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Virat Kohli rejoins Team India for Australia ODIs. Photo: BCCI/X

Virat Kohli shares cryptic post ahead of Australia ODIs. Did he just end retirement rumours?

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Oct 16, 2025, at 12:50 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Indian cricket legend Virat Kohli has dropped a cryptic post on social media just a few days ahead of the first One Day International (ODI) against Australia.

Kohli, who only plays the ODIs now for India, has presumably set aside the rumours of his retirement going on for quite some time.

The former India captain wrote on X, "The only time you truly fail, is when you decide to give up."

The only time you truly fail, is when you decide to give up.
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) October 16, 2025

Kohli retired from the T20Is after winning the World Cup in the shortest format last year.

In a shock announcement, the cricket icon made his exit from Test cricket just ahead of the England tour earlier this year.

Since then, rumours started spreading about the 36-year-old's possible retirement keeping in view of India's next ODI World Cup set to be played in 2027.

Kohli was assumed to be leaving the spot for a junior player to get a considerable time before plunging into the World Cup battle.

𝙀𝙣 𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝘿𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙐𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧

Of familiar faces and special reunions as #TeamIndia depart for the Australia challenge #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/ElV3OtV3Lj
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 15, 2025

The right-handed batter, who has now relocated to London, returned to India after long to join Team India before flying out for Australia where the national players will be playing from October 19 to November 8.

India will take on Australia in the first ODI at Perth on October 19.

The two teams will play three ODIs and five T20Is.

#Virat Kohli # India Australia # Australia ODIs # ODI world Cup # AUSvIND # Australia Tour

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