By Ravi - May 10, 2025 09:45 AM
Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Test cricket by sharing a post on social media on Thursday, May 7. After Rohit's retirement, now a news has come out about Virat Kohli. According to the Indian Express report, a few days after Rohit's retirement, Virat Kohli informed the BCCI that he also wants to retire from Test cricket. A top level official of the BCCI has asked him to think about taking his decision once again.
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Yes There Were Talks On Virat Kohli’s Test Career As Well.
But BCCI Has Given Him One Last Chance In Test Series Against England.
Top Decision Maker Has Made Up His Mind.
Virat Kohli Will Play In 5 Match England Test Series.
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The problems of the Indian team are increasing before the England tour. After Rohit Sharma's retirement from Tests, now a report has come out that Virat Kohli can also say goodbye to Tests after Rohit. On May 7, Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Test cricket.
However, he will continue to play matches in ODI International cricket. Like Kohli, Rohit also said goodbye to the shortest format of cricket after winning the T20 World Cup 2024. In such a situation, the pair of Rohit and Kohli will now be seen playing together in ODIs, but after Rohit's retirement in Tests, King Kohli can also be seen taking surprise decisions anytime.
Virat Kohli bat was not very good in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. He scored 190 runs in 9 innings of 5 matches at an average of 23 in this series and only 100 runs came from his bat in the Perth Test. India lost 1-3 against Australia in that series.
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Virat Kohli made his Test debut against West Indies in Kingston in June 2011. Kohli was dismissed for 4 runs in the first innings and 15 runs in the second innings. He played his last Test against Australia in Sydney, which was played in January 2025. In that, he scored 17 runs in the first innings and 6 runs in the second innings.
Virat Kohli has had a great career in Test cricket. He has played 123 matches for India and scored 9,230 runs at an average of 46.85, including 30 centuries and 31 fifties.
On home ground, Kohli has scored 4,336 runs in 55 matches at an impressive average of 55.58, including 14 centuries and 13 fifties. Playing abroad, he has scored 4,774 runs in 66 matches at an average of 41.51, including 16 centuries and 18 fifties.
As a captain, Kohli has led India in 68 Test matches, achieving 40 wins, 17 losses and 11 draws, with a win percentage of 58.82. He scored 5,864 runs as captain at an average of 54.80, including 20 centuries and 18 fifties.
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