AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli (Source: AFP)Virat Kohli seems to be enjoying another strong phase of his career, and former South African batter and his RCB teammate AB de Villiers believes the Indian star could have a massive impact for India in the 2027 ODI World Cup.The former South African star feels Kohli has found a new level of freedom in ODIs and is playing with more instinct and aggression.AB de Villiers Sees Virat Kohli Reaching Another PeakAB de Villiers stated that Virat Kohli is currently in the third peak of his career. According to him, the 37-year-old is no longer overthinking the game and is instead trusting his natural instincts.The stylish batter recently showed that approach in the first ODI against West Indies at Thiruvananthapuram. He smashed an unbeaten 139 off just 88 balls, hitting 10 fours and nine sixes. With this innings, Virat Kohli also completed of 15,000 ODI runs.De Villiers believes this version of Kohli is particularly dangerous."But yes, I think because he's so free, he's making sounder decisions out there. He's not so intense, he's not overthinking the game. He's going a lot on gut feel, it seems, and generally, the gut feel is right. Your instinct takes over, and he's played this game all his life.""So when Virat plays with his instinct, he's pretty much unstoppable. So, well, it's quite scary to think of where this will go and how good and how big of an impact he's going to have for Team India in the 2027 World Cup," AB de Villiers said in an interview with Sports Today.He also said Virat Kohli’s current freedom is helping him make better decisions at the crease.ALSO READAB de Villiers Serves Brutal Reality Check On Tilak Varma's Place In Indian CricketVirat Kohli Could Be Heading For A Huge 2027 World CupAB de Villiers also feels fans are seeing a side of Kohli that has been present for a long time but is now coming out more often. He believes the Indian batter is simply expressing his talent without putting too much pressure on himself.Virat Kohli has played in 9 ODI matches this year and scored 552 runs at an average of 69.00 and a strike rate of 117.95, with two centuries and three half-centuries so far.And if Kohli continues playing with the freedom and instinct AB de Villiers has mentioned, the former South African captain believes Kohli’s impact on Team India could be enormous, especially with the 2027 World Cup approaching.ALSO READPakistan’s Test tour of Australia In Next WTC Announced
