India, Jan. 20 -- Virat Kohli's retirement talk can wait. At least that is the message former New Zealand fast bowler Simon Doull delivered after watching the 37-year-old bat with what he described as "an air of youth" in the ODI series decider against New Zealand.

Doull's assessment on JioHotstar leans on a familiar Kohli staple: elite fitness fuelling elite intent. With India gradually moving into their next ODI cycle through a transition phase. It is a reminder that Kohli's edge hasn't dulled.

Doull praised the clarity of Kohli's strokeplay, but spent just as much time admiring the work that doesn't always show up in highlight packages - how he manipulates fields, steals singles, and keeps pressure on bowlers.

"Some of the shots wer...