‘Virat Kohli is finished’: Mohammad Kaif’s post goes viral after RCB win cricket news
New Delhi: Two years after retiring from international T20 cricket, Virat Kohli Continues to prove that he is far from “finished” in the shortest format of the game. In the IPL 2026 opener against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday, he scored an unbeaten 69 off 38 balls for Royal Challengers Bangalore, leading his team to a stunning win.
His recent form has been excellent, with consistent high scores in white-ball cricket, leaving critics with nothing to say.
Debate has erupted on Kaif’s post
Former cricketer Mo after the match Mohammad Kaif Shared a post defending Kohli and reminding fans of his strong performance. Expressing his views on Ax, he wrote, “Imagine, after two zeros in Australia, they said Virat Kohli is finished. His last 10 scores in white-ball cricket are: 74, 135, 102, 65, 131, 77, 93, 23, 124 and 69 in this match.”While the message praised Kohli, many fans questioned its timing. They felt there was no need to defend him now as he was consistently performing well. Some also pointed out that earlier criticism was mostly about his struggles in Test cricket, and not limited overs formats.
Kohli keeps making records
Kohli also made major achievements during the game. He became the first player IPL Created history by scoring 4000 runs while chasing the target and went ahead of Shoaib Malik in T20 run chart. He scored his 64th IPL half-century and finished the match in spectacular fashion.Along with him, Devdutt Padikkal played a quick innings and RCB achieved the target of 203 runs in just 15.4 overs, increasing their net run rate at the start of the tournament.