{"id":148591,"date":"2026-03-29T04:14:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T09:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=148591"},"modified":"2026-03-29T04:14:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T09:44:40","slug":"virat-kohli-breaks-ensured-i-stay-fresh-and-excited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=148591","title":{"rendered":"Virat Kohli: Breaks ensured I stay fresh and excited"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Virat Kohli believes stepping away from the game at regular intervals has helped him stay mentally fresh and avoid burnout as he started the 2026 season by carving out his 28th IPL half-century.<\/p>\n

Kohli\u2019s 38-ball 69, studded with five sixes and as many fours, powered Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a comfortable six-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League season opener on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Playing his first T20 since last season\u2019s IPL final, Kohli showed little sign of rust. Addressing concerns about being underprepared after a 10-month gap from the format, Kohli said the bigger challenge for him had always been avoiding burnout.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, you know, the kind of scheduling that we\u2019ve had over the last 15 years and the amount of cricket I\u2019ve played, for me there was always a risk of getting burnt out rather than being undercooked. So, these breaks helped me immensely. I stay fresh, I stay excited.\u201d The 37-year-old stressed that he never returns to competitive cricket unless he is more than 100 percent.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhenever I come back to play, it\u2019s 120 per cent. I\u2019m not coming back, you know, underprepared. In fact, the extra rest helps me to mentally freshen up.\u201d For Kohli, it is important to perform and not just hold onto a place.<\/p>\n

READ: IPL 2026: Mumbai Indians set to become first franchise to play 300 T20 matches<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cAs long as you\u2019re physically fit and you\u2019re excited mentally, all those things come together nicely, and then you\u2019re able to, you know, contribute to the team\u2019s cause, and that\u2019s what you want to do as a player. You don\u2019t want to hold on to a spot.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou want to keep performing and, you know, keep putting in the work for the team,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on his return to T20 cricket, Kohli said recent white-ball outings had helped him retain rhythm despite a gap in the shortest format.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was good to get back out there. You mentioned T20 cricket. The last game I played was the final last year, but I think the way I batted in the one-day series quite recently really helped me to stay in that same kind of momentum.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t playing shots that I don\u2019t usually play, so I knew as long as I had the rhythm and I’d put enough work physically behind the scenes with my fitness, things should come together nicely. Tonight was another chance to start strong and build on this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Published on Mar 29, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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