When will Virat Kohli be seen playing in Team India? Know Men in Blue’s upcoming ODI schedule

Virat Kohli played a major role in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s first title win in IPL 2025. He made the fans crazy once again by scoring 657 runs in 15 matches.

New Delhi: Virat Kohli played a major role in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s first title win in IPL 2025. He made the fans crazy once again by scoring 657 runs in 15 matches. But now the question is when will Kohli be seen on the field next? Because he has already retired from Test and T20 formats. In such a situation, now his next stop is ODI cricket. Let’s know when Kohli will be seen batting next.

Actually Kohli will now be seen in action in the India-Bangladesh ODI series, which will be played in August. After the IPL, India will play a Test series on the England tour, but Virat Kohli will not be a part of it as he has retired from Test cricket. After the England tour is over, the Indian team will go to Bangladesh, where it has to play three ODIs and three T20 matches.

Virat Kohli’s ODI focus and preparation for the World Cup 2027:
Actually, the first match of the ODI series will be played on August 17 in Mirpur, in which Kohli is likely to play. After this, the second ODI will be played on August 20 and the third on August 23. Kohli is active only in the ODI format, and the Bangladesh tour may be his next international assignment. Also, it is expected that Rohit Sharma will be seen captaining this series. Kohli has now put his full focus on ODI cricket and his next target is the 2027 ODI World Cup. This tournament will be played in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia in October-November 2027. Kohli is planning to say goodbye to international cricket by playing in this World Cup.

How has Virat Kohli’s career been:
Actually, according to the current schedule of BCCI, India has to play at least 27 ODIs before the World Cup. In these matches, Kohli will get continuous opportunities to maintain his form and strengthen the team. He is currently among the greatest batsmen in ODI history with 14,181 runs and 51 centuries. Virat Kohli’s ODI record is excellent and that is why now his entire strength is on this format. So far, Kohli has played 302 ODIs, in which he has scored 14,181 runs at an average of 57.88. During this, he has scored 51 centuries and 74 half-centuries. His strike rate is 93.34 which makes him one of the most dangerous batsmen in ODI cricket.