Former Indian cricketer Manoj Tiwary has sparked the speculation that Virat Kohli’s decision to retire has more story which people don’t know about. Kohli, who had a modest outing in the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia surprised his fans as he made a comeback to domestic cricket. He featured in a Ranji Trophy match against Railways at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, but Kohli could not score many runs as he was dismissed only at a score of 6 off 15 balls.
But suddenly on May 12, 2025, Virat Kohli announced his retirement and speaking about this decision Manoj Tiwary highlighted that Kohli still had 3-4 years of cricket left in him atleast in the red-ball format.
“No way. So he could have easily played for another three years minimum and four years. It was very surprising and shocking for all the cricket fans, including me as well, because all we knew that he’s so physically fit and he was preparing himself for the England series,” Tiwary said on CricTracker.
“I don’t know what happened. What is the story behind the scenes? I think he was not feeling like he was wanted in Team India. Only he can say. I think he will not come out and ever say this thing in public forum because the human he has become, he has evolved as a human being, I think he is very happy with what God has given to him. He is becoming spiritual as well. When someone becomes spiritual, they just leave all these things aside and focus on the present. They don’t want to talk about the past. He has evolved as a human being; I don’t think he will come forward and ever say what has happened behind the scenes,” he added.
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“But as a cricket lover, things that are happening around Team India, the cricketers like us who know a little bit, we all know what’s happening behind the scenes. I think he did not like the atmosphere he was playing in,” he added.
Virat Kohli ended his Test career with a remarkable record which spanned 14 years and 123 matches. He scored 9,230 runs at an average of 46.85 which included 30 centuries and seven double hundreds. He is India’s greatest Test player and despite the abrupt ending to his career, Kohli’s contribution remains legendary.
