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Star India batter and former skipper of the Indian cricket team, Virat Kohli on Monday, May 12 announced retirement from Test cricket. His decision came just days after Team India skipper, Rohit Sharma pulled down curtains to his Test career, after speculations hit the roof, following series of dismal performances in the past few months.
Taking to X/Instagram, Virat Kohli shared an elaborated post which read, “As I step away from this format, it’s not easy — but it feels right. I’ve given it everything I had, and it’s given me back so much more than I could’ve hoped for."
Notably, this decision by Kohli comes after reports surfaced earlier in the day stating that the veteran India cricketer has communicated his desire to retire from test cricket to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ahead of the upcoming five-match Test series against England, scheduled to start from June 20.
Virat Kohli brings down curtains to his 14-year Test career
With this, Kohli brings down curtain to his glorious career that has spanned 14 years. In his career so far, he has played 123 Tests, from which he has led in 68 of them as captain. He has mustered 9230 runs across 210 innings, averaging 46.85. The 37-year-old has smashed 30 centuries in the longest format including seven double centuries, after making his debut in June 2011. His last Test appearance came in the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, where he amassed 185 runs at a comparatively poor average of 12.14.
