{"id":252857,"date":"2026-07-14T06:51:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T06:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/brendon-mccullum-makes-cheeky-remark-on-virat-kohli-ahead-of-eng-vs-ind-2026-1st-odi\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T06:51:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T06:51:55","slug":"brendon-mccullum-makes-cheeky-remark-on-virat-kohli-ahead-of-eng-vs-ind-2026-1st-odi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/brendon-mccullum-makes-cheeky-remark-on-virat-kohli-ahead-of-eng-vs-ind-2026-1st-odi\/","title":{"rendered":"Brendon McCullum makes cheeky remark on Virat Kohli ahead of ENG vs IND 2026 1st ODI\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5191441\" data-slug-id=\"2808022\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>England white-ball coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/brendon-mccullum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Brendon McCullum<\/a> reserved high praise for Team India star Virat Kohli ahead of the upcoming ODI series opener. He spoke about his experience of sharing the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) dressing room with the ace batter in the past.<\/p>\n<p>McCullum highlighted how Kohli has inspired generations and become a globally recognized figure during his illustrious career. The 44-year-old, however, joked that he would still want the former India captain to fail with the bat in the ODI series against England.<\/p>\n<p>He said in a video posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/englandcricket\/status\/2076705714492297269?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">England Cricket<\/a> on X:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I had the privilege of playing with him (Virat Kohli) for a year at RCB and got to share a dressing room with him and got to know him, and I&#8217;ve always thoroughly enjoyed his company. He&#8217;s a highly competitive person, and I think he leaves nothing out on the field when he plays. He plays with a full heart, and he&#8217;s an immense cricketer, and he&#8217;s inspired a population of people to love cricket.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;He&#8217;s one of those guys who probably transcends the sport, and he&#8217;s become a real rockstar. He&#8217;s known not just in cricket or just in India, but he&#8217;s known around the world and across various other sports. He&#8217;s one of those guys that when his time is up, his legacy will live on long after he&#8217;s played the game. But I&#8217;d still like to see him get no runs in this series!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/virat-kohli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Virat Kohli<\/a> is set to return to action after being on the sidelines due to a hamstring injury he suffered in the IPL 2026 final. He was instrumental in RCB successfully defending their title, finishing with a tally of 675 runs across 16 innings at a strike rate of 165.85.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;They remain a very integral part of our team&#8221; &#8211; Shubman Gill&#8217;s massive statement on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma&#8217;s ODI future<\/h2>\n<p>Indian ODI captain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/shubman-gill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Shubman Gill<\/a> confirmed that senior players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma continue to be an integral part of the side on the road to the 2027 World Cup. The two former captains are at the fag end of their respective careers and remain active in just one format in international cricket, ODIs.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a press conference ahead of the England series, Gill remarked (via <a href=\"https:\/\/revsportz.in\/shubman-gill-reveals-his-conversation-with-virat-kohli-we-were-talking-about-the-combination-for-the-future-2027-world-cup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">RevSportz<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Virat bhai (Kohli) and Rohit bhai (Sharma) have been the backbone of the Indian batting line-up for the past decade. They remain a very integral part of our team. The experience and skill they bring are obviously very valuable.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The ODI series between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/india-national-cricket-team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">India<\/a> and England kicks off at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Tuesday, July 14.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Aditya Suketu Desai<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/cricket\/news-brendon-mccullum-makes-cheeky-remark-virat-kohli-ahead-eng-vs-ind-2026-1st-odi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England white-ball coach Brendon McCullum reserved high praise for Team India star Virat Kohli ahead of the upcoming ODI series opener. 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