New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- Virat Kohli admitted he has never "felt free in his mind" like the way he feeling after grabbing the Player of Series award following India 2-1 win over South Africa on Saturday in Visakhapatnam. Kohli, who retired from Tests and T20Is, scored back-to-back hundreds in the first two games before an unbeaten knock helped India win the third ODI.

Having made his debut in 2008, Kohli played non-stop cricket till 2024 before quitting the shortest format of the game. To add to that, Kohli also captained India for close to seven years before Rohit Sharma took over. Leading a country at the international level comes with his own pressure and considering the stature of a cricketer Kohli is, one can never feel free.

"Honestly...