Be like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo & Harry Kane! India cricket icon Virat Kohli given transfer advice after more IPL title heartache

Despite being a generational talent and hero to millions in his homeland, Kohli is finding it impossible to land one of the grandest prizes in his chosen profession. Having remained loyal to Royal Challengers Bengaluru throughout his IPL career to date, the mercurial batsman is yet to savour success in that iconic T20 competition.

Another quest for ultimate glory has come to an end in 2024, after suffering an Eliminator defeat to the Rajasthan Royals, and questions are being asked of whether Kohli should seek a change of scenery in order to enjoy a reversal in fortune.

With legendary figures from the world of football being used to hammer home that point, ex-England captain Kevin Pietersen has told Star Sports: “I have said it before and I will say it again - the greats of the game in other sports, have left teams to go and seek glory somewhere else. When he has tried and tried so hard - won the Orange Cap yet again and done so much yet again and the franchise fails again. I understand for the brand of the team and the commercial value he brings to the team... But Virat Kohli deserves a trophy. He deserves to play in a team that could help him to get that trophy. I think it's about time Virat thought long and hard. [David] Beckham left, Ronaldo left, Messi left, Harry Kane just left Spurs and went to Bayern Munich.”

Former England skipper Beckham spent time with Manchester United, Real Madrid, the LA Galaxy, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain in his playing days. Prolific frontman Kane has severed career-long ties with Tottenham to chase down elusive silverware in Germany, while Messi has graced the books at Inter Miami and PSG since leaving Barcelona and Ronaldo finds himself in the Middle East with Al-Nassr after winning countless honours at United, Madrid and Juventus.