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Published 14:02 IST, October 3rd 2024

‘This Could Be Virat’s Last Tour’: England Cricketer Makes a BOLD Prediction About Kohli’s Future

Former England cricketer Stuart Broad made a bombastic claim upon Virat Kohli as all road to the India tour of England in the year 2025.

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Virat Kohli hits a shot while in action against Team India | Image: BCCI

Team India began their red-ball schedule with a blast after securing a series sweep against Bangladesh . The Men in Blue displayed resilience and determination after they won the Kanpur Test despite losing two days of play. While the roads lead to the WTC Final in Lord's, India will face England in a blockbuster five-match Test series. One of England's former cricketers recently touched upon the iconic 2021 encounter among both sides, where Virat Kohli led the charge. He also made a bombshell revelation on the star batter.

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Stuart Broad Delivers a Bold Take on Virat Kohli as He Reminisces the 2021 Lord’s Test

While speaking at an event, former England cricketer Stuart Broad recalled the iconic Lord's match in 2021, where Team India drew the series 2-2 against England. Virat Kohli led the side, and the action in the series was nothing less than electric. He applauded Mohammed Siraj's greatness on a dry pitch and also revealed that drawing the series hurt the England dressing room, but it was a joyful instance for Team India.

“Don’t underestimate how much it hurt England when India won at Lord’s (in 2021) and drew the series. It was an aggressive test match, Mohammed Siraj bowled fantastically well on the final day, a drier pitch and just getting that bit of movement.

India's Virat Kohli hits a shot during the 2nd Test Match between India and Bangladesh at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh | Image: BCCI   

“It was an amazing, emotional Test match to watch, and I know how much that hurt the England dressing room. Equally, it was very joyous for India to come here - we saw the joy on Kohli’s face and how much that meant to him. I think it’s going to be an absolute crackerjack of a series,” Stuart Broad said as quoted by the Nottingham Post.

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However, Broad asserts that Team India's five-match red-ball series in England next year could be the last of Virat Kohli .

“This could be Virat’s last tour of England,” says Broad.

Virat Kohli recently called time in his T20I career after Team India won the T20 World Cup title at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. Kohli has officially ticked off all the ICC titles in white-ball cricket. The World Test Championship Mace is the sole title which has remained elusive of him, but given India's performance, they could pull off a miracle and make it happen in 2025 when the Final takes place at Lord's Cricket Ground.

Updated 14:58 IST, October 3rd 2024