KOHLI SNUBS THE 100

VIRAT KOHLI has dashed any hopes the ECB had of attracting top Indian stars to play in their new 100-ball tournament in 2020.

The India skipper, who all other players line up behind, has questioned the ‘commercial’ aspect of the new format and made it clear he has no desire to be a guinea pig for the tournament.

“I feel the commercial aspect is taking over the real quality of cricket and that hurts me,” Kohli (below) told Wisden Cricket Monthly. “Honestly, I don’t want to be a testing sort of a cricketer for any new format. “I love playing the IPL, I love watching the BBL, because you’re working towards something, competing against high-quality sides and it gets your competitive juices flowing. That’s what you want. I’m all for the leagues, but not to experiment.”