I feel Virat Kohli is completely ready for the World Cup: Childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma

Indian talismanic batter Virat Kohli’s childhood coach, Rajkumar Sharma, has revealed that the No.3 batter is all set for the ICC ODI World Cup 2027. He made these comments after Kohli’s century for Delhi against Andhra in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 campaign.

Notably, Kohli smacked a 131-run knock off 101 balls with 12 fours and three sixes to mark his return to domestic cricket. Moreover, he broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record after becoming the fastest batter to reach 16000 runs in List A cricket.

"Bohot achhe hain aur shandaar form mein hain woh. Aur continue kiya hain apne form ko. Jaise India ke lie abhi do hundreds banaye the, usi continuation mein shandaar ballebaazi ki hain aaj aur match jitaya Delhi ko. Kaafi samay baad woh domestic cricket khel rahe the aur behad shandaar baari kheli unhone. (He is in terrific form and has continued it. Just like the two hundreds he made for India recently, he carried that momentum today too, batted superbly again, and won Delhi the match. After a long time, he returned to domestic cricket and played a truly superb innings)," Rajkumar Sharma told ANI.

For the unversed, Kohli has already bid adieu to the T20I and Test formats. However, he has set his sights on the ICC ODI World Cup 2027, which is scheduled to take place in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia.

Importantly, Kohli was adjudged the Player of the Series in the recently concluded ODI series against South Africa after he scored 302 runs in three matches with two centuries. Sharma feels Kohli is still the most consistent player for the Indian ODI side.

"Dekhiye woh shandaar form mein hain. Usne dikhaya hain peechle dono matches mein hundreds kiya hain India ke liye. Toh behtareen form mein hain. Aur woh ek aisa khiladi hain jo sabse zyada consistent hain bhartiya team ke liye, toh mere khayal se woh puri tarah taiyar hain World Cup ke liye. (Look, he is in excellent form. He showed it with hundreds in the two matches for India, so he is in outstanding touch. And he is the most consistent player for the Indian team, so I feel he is completely ready for the World Cup)," he added.

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