Virat Kohli Test Retirement: After Rohit, Kohli is also ready to retire! Informed BCCI
Team India is getting big shocks one after the other. First Rohit Sharma surprised everyone by suddenly retiring from Test cricket on 7 May. After which now there is news that Virat Kohli is also preparing to say goodbye to this format.
According to sources, after Rohit, now Virat Kohli has also indicated to the BCCI about his retirement from Tests. However, a senior BCCI official has advised him to reconsider this decision for the time being.
After Rohit, Kohli is also ready to retire!
Team India is currently busy preparing for the England tour. But after Rohit, if Virat Kohli also withdraws from Tests, then this tour can become more difficult. Kohli has already retired from the T20 format. Now a question mark has also been raised on his Test career. He will still remain in ODIs. But perhaps soon he can bid adieu to red ball cricket.
Pallid performance in BGT
Virat’s bat did not do much in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. He scored only 190 runs in nine innings of five Tests. That too at an average of 23. Barring the Perth Test, he could not play a big innings in any match. In that series, India had to face a 1-3 defeat at the hands of Australia.
The journey from Kingston to Sydney
Kohli made his Test debut in June 2011 against the West Indies in Kingston. Then he was out after scoring just 4 runs in the first innings and 15 runs in the second innings. Till now he has given many golden memories in Test cricket. But his last Test in Sydney in January 2025 probably disappointed the fans. King Kohli scored 17 runs in the first innings and only 6 runs in the second.
Will Kohli not be seen in IND vs ENG Test?
If reports are to be believed, Kohli will not be a part of the five-match Test series against England starting in June. The selectors can announce the team soon. It is believed that Kohli will not be in that list. Not only this, his retirement can also be announced during this time.
