India batter Virat Kohli has ruled out a T20 international comeback at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. Cricket will return to the Olympics for the first time since 1900 at the Games in LA as one of five new sports. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said the tournament will be a T20 event but has yet to confirm how teams will qualify.

Virat Kohli, one of the greatest cricketers of his generation, recently made a playful remark about a potential comeback to

Virat Kohli ended his T20 career with a World Cup win in the bonzai format of cricket. But something far bigger has appeared on the horizon, and it is exciting enough to pull the biggest visible name in cricket to come out of retirement – the Olympic gold.

The sport enjoys a huge following in India and has a rapidly growing global audience but he will not be coaxed out of retirement. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Virat Kohli announced his retirement from T20I cricket last June, following India's T20 World Cup triumph in Barbados. However, on Saturday, he hinted at a U-turn for one final appearance in the format if India make the final at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Virat Kohli made his T20I debut in 2010 but stepped away from T20 cricket after India's win in the T20 World Cup last year, where they beat South Africa in the final.

Virat Kohli has already retired from T20 internationals. He hung up his boots, along with Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja, after India won the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, beating South Africa in the final. That decision came as a shock to many, but that ended Virat’s T20I career.

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India's star cricketer Virat Kohli has said he might consider coming out of T20I retirement if his country's team will qualify for the final of the Los Angeles men's cricket event in 2028. The 36-year-old retired from T20 internationals after winning the T20 World Cup final in 2024 against South Africa in Barbados.

Virat Kohli recently played a key role as India lifted the Champions Trophy after 12 years. He is set to represent Royal Challengers Bengaluru for the 18th consecutive season during IPL 2025.

Virat Kohli bid goodbye to T20Is after India won the T20 World Cup last year, beating South Africa in the final.