As Virat Kohli has announced his retirement from the test cricket by posting on his Instagram account saying
“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.”
Virat Kohli's Instagram post. 💔 pic.twitter.com/DtxU7PHVLY
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Virat Kohli’s Test Cricket Stats
Being one of the most respected personalities in contemporary test cricket, Virat Kohli also presented his trustworthiness and authority in the form of his unsurpassed batting in the test format. With a total of 123 test innings Kohli has scored 9230 runs which translated to an average of 46.85 and strike rate of 55.57. Kohli’s exceptional 254 not out shows that he can translate early brilliance into meaningful scores. With Kohli’s 30 centuries and 31 half centuries, he appears in the ranks of India’s batting setup, demonstrating his agility and toughness when handling top-quality English seam attacks.
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Virat Kohli’s Records In Test Cricket
Virat Kohli is a legend legend as one of the greatest Test Batsmen with an amazing career record 9,230 runs, 19th overall for runs. His numbers are impressive with ways of having 30 centuries sitting at 15th and 7 double centuries placed as 4th. Notably, Kohli scored more runs in series while leading 655, than any captain before him, and he also has the highest record of runs by a captain in an innings 254. His reliable form is underlined by 61 fifties 30th place and 1.027 fours 26th position. Kohli in his captaincy played in 68 games tied for the sixth best and also managed a total of 10 man of the match awards placement the 26th best and has claimed 121 catches in his career tie for twenty-second best.
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