While Dhoni has retired from international cricket completely, players like Rohit and Kohli are still active in the ODI format. Still, while Dhoni and Rohit came to the venue and enjoyed the entire game, Kohli’s absence was confusing for the fans.
Why Virat Kohli was not present in the T20 World Cup final
1. No official commitments: MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma officially attended the T20 World Cup final as former title-winning captains. While Dhoni won the first edition of the World Twenty20 in 2007, Rohit repeated the glorious moment in 2024 by defeating South Africa in the final in Barbados.
2. Family Commitment: Though Kohli hasn’t given up international cricket completely, he is able to spend more time with his family after quitting T20s and Tests. In an interview in the past, the veteran batsman revealed that once he retires, people won’t see him for a while.
“When I’m done playing, I’ll be gone, you won’t see me for a while (laughs). So I want to give it everything I’ve got as long as I play, and that’s the only thing that keeps me going,” he said.
After his T20 career for the national team, Kohli preferred to stay at home, watch games with friends and family and celebrate the team’s success in a way that he probably never did in the past, since he became a professional cricketer.