The star Indian batter Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket, marking the end of an outstanding 14-year career in the format. A day after announcing his retirement from the Test arena, Virat Kohli reached Vrindavan with his wife Anushka Sharma on Tuesday.
In whites, Virat Kohli was more than just a player. With redefined standards of excellence in the format, Kohli inspired a generation of cricketers and fans across globe with his sheer determination, fitness, winning matches, and obviously his astonishing batting class.
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁 𝗞𝗼𝗵𝗹𝗶! 🙌
— BCCI (@BCCI) May 12, 2025
An era ends in Test cricket but the legacy will continue FOREVER! 🫡🫡@imVkohli, the former Team India Captain retires from Test cricket.
His contributions to #TeamIndia will forever be cherished! 👏 👏 pic.twitter.com/MSe5KUtjep
Virat Kohli’s Test Stats
Virat amassed with 9230 runs in 123 Test matches with 30 hundreds to his name with the highest score 254* which he scored against South Africa in 2019.
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Why BCCI stopped Kohli?
As per Indian Express report, the Indian legend wanted to retire the same day as his teammate, Rohit Sharma. Rohit retired from Tests on May 7, and Kohli wanted to follow the footsteps, but he was advised by BCCI to delay the announcement as “Operation Sindoor”, the military conflicts with Pakistan was underway.
Also, the desire to spend more time with his family was one of the main reason why Kohli wanted to retire from the format.
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