Indian cricket superstar Virat Kohli has once again created a stir on social media with his look. A picture of him taken with a man named Shashi Patel in London on August 8, 2025 has shocked fans.
In this viral photo, 36-year-old Kohli looks like an old man with a white beard, and it is difficult to recognize him at first glance.
Fans are now afraid that this is a hint of his retirement from ODI cricket!
Salt-and-pepper look created a stir
This picture came after an event of Yuvraj Singh on July 10, where Kohli talked about retirement from Test cricket.
At that event, Kohli jokingly said, “I have to dye my beard every few days to keep up!” But now fans feel that this was not a joke, but reality.
Seeing Kohli’s grey-bearded look, people are wondering if his ODI career is also going to end now.
Fans had already suspected Kohli’s different style in the last two matches. Fans who are crazy about his passion and hunger for runs are now grappling with the fact that their hero is now at that stage of age where talks of retirement start.
There was uproar earlier also on Kohli’s retirement
This is not the first time that Kohli’s white beard has come into the limelight. One of his posts with Anushka Sharma in July 2023 also caught the attention of the fans.
But this time the matter is more serious. Kohli has already retired from Test and T20 cricket. The news of retirement from Tests in May 2025 shocked the fans, especially because it came less than a year after his retirement from T20s after the 2024 T20 World Cup win.
Kohli retired from Tests before the England tour, and now fans are afraid that it is the turn of ODIs.
What will be Kohli’s next move?
Kohli was expected to return to the Indian team this month, but it got delayed due to the cancellation of the Bangladesh tour.
Now fans are expecting him to play in the ODI and T20 series against Australia in October.
Is this new look of Kohli just a style or a hint of ODI retirement? Fans are waiting eagerly!
