Virat Kohli's Test retirement soon..!?

Sowmiya Sriram
It is known that senior indian cricketer rohit sharma recently said goodbye to Test cricket. Now a sensational news has come to the fore regarding Virat Kohli. According to media reports, virat kohli has also decided to say goodbye to this format. virat kohli has told the Board of Control for cricket in india (BCCI) that he wants to retire from Test cricket. However, the board's head has asked him to reconsider this decision. That is, he is likely to reveal his final decision in the next few days.
According to a report in The indian Express, virat kohli may quit the Test format before the england tour. According to reliable sources, ‘Virat has made up his mind to leave the Test format. He has informed the board that he is going to stay away from Test cricket. The bcci has requested him to reconsider this as the england tour is coming up. However, he has not yet given any response to this request.’ Virat Kohli's decision came after rohit sharma announced his retirement from Test cricket a few days ago. Before that, these two players also bid farewell to the T20I format together. Rohit and Virat announced their retirement from t20 after india won the 2024 t20 World Cup. In such circumstances, this could be a big setback for Team india before the tour of England.


Virat Kohli's Test career began in 2011. He has played 123 Test matches for india so far. During this time, he has scored 9230 runs at an average of 46.85. He has 31 half-centuries and 30 centuries to his name in Tests. virat kohli was appointed as the Test format captain in 2014. The record of the indian Test team under his captaincy is very impressive. He led the team in a total of 68 matches from 2014 to 2022. During this time, india won 40 Test matches. Along with this, 11 matches ended in draws.

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