"The only time you truly fail, is when you decide to give up," Virat wrote in an X post that has since gone viral.
Fans are saying that the post means that he is not done yet with the 50-over format as he has not truly failed and he will continue to play till the 2027 50-over World Cup, and this is the statement he wanted to make with this post.
Fans are also decoding the post as he is hinting at the reason behind his retirement announcement from Test cricket in May, where he was struggling to face the outside off-stump ball, and the line *"The only time you truly fail"* refers to this phase of his career and the decision to quit the format.
Kohli dropped a bombshell Test retirement announcement in May, mid-way through the IPL 2025 season, shortly after clinching his first-ever IPL title with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru — a landmark moment in his illustrious career.
Many think that the former India all-format captain might quit the 50-over format of the game as well post the conclusion of the India-Australia ODI series, whereas others feel that via his latest tweet, Kohli has hit back at his critics, who time and again have questioned about his ODI future.
Notably, Virat retired from T20 Internationals in 2024 after winning the T20 World Cup.