Virat Kohli forged a revolution in attitude, only to meet a tragedy in exit

He sculpted modern Indian cricket—its aggression, its pace, its unrelenting will—yet found his own career concluded with the impersonal cold exit that leaves behind a bad taste.

14 May, 202518 min
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