Former Indian cricketer Subramanium Badrinath said on Friday, “A rejuvenated Virat Kohli will be in a good mental frame after returning from a break and will look to capitalize on it during the IPL.” The only player in the history of the IPL to play 16 seasons for one franchise, Royal Challengers Bangalore, is all set to return to action during the IPL after a paternity break that ruled him out of the marquee five-test series against England. During the Tamil IPL event, Badrinath said, “He will be fresh (both) physically and mentally. God bless him that he has become the father to his second kid, so he will be back in a very good mental frame and will look to capitalize on it.”
“With the T20 World Cup ahead, the IPL would test his form, and he would be hyped up. Also, with the mega auction slated for next year, he will be looking to take RCB across the line.”
Badrinath also said, “I don’t think it’s going to be the last T20 World Cup for Virat because he is an extremely fit cricketer. He has definitely got three to four years of IPL left in him.”
Kohli led RCB to the playoffs four times, but an IPL title has eluded it so far.