India’s star cricketer Virat Kohli has announced retirement from Test cricket and this comes as a big shocker to the cricket fraternity. Earlier there were reports that Kohli had already communicated about his decision to BCCI and despite all the efforts to stop him, Virat has delivered the final verdict.
Virat Kohli retired just 770 runs before reaching 10,000 runs milestone in Test format, his last century came in the first Test of Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
THE LAST TEST CENTURY OF VIRAT KOHLI IN TEST CRICKET. 🥹pic.twitter.com/RLa7vEhdGp
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 12, 2025
The star cricketer announced his retirement through an Instagram post and wrote:
“It’s been 14 years since I first wore the baggy blue in Test cricket. Honestly, I never imagined the journey this format would take me on. It’s tested me, shaped me, and taught me lessons I’ll carry for life.
There’s something deeply personal about playing in whites. The quiet grind, the long days, the small moments that no one sees but that stay with you forever.
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.
I’m walking away with a heart full of gratitude – for the game, for the people I shared the field with, and for every single person who made me feel seen along the way.
I’ll always look back at my Test career with a smile. 269, signing off.”
