Why Virat Kohli Wants To Retire From Test Cricket

By Kaif - May 10, 2025 11:28 AM
Last updated on May 10, 2025 02:35 PM

Why Virat Kohli Wants To Retire From Test Cricket

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Amid the border tension between India and Pakistan, Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Test cricket by sharing a post on social media on Thursday, May 7. After Rohit's retirement, now 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 Tests. A top level BCCI official has asked him to think again about taking his decision once again.

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Virat Kohli also wants to retire from Test cricket: The Indian team's problems are increasing before the England tour. After Rohit Sharma's (Rohit Sharma Test Retirement) retirement from Tests, now a report has come out that Virat Kohli (Virat Kohli Test Retirement News) can also say goodbye to Tests after Rohit. On May 7, Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Test cricket.

Sources told this newspaper, "He has made up his mind and informed the board that he is moving away from Test cricket. The BCCI has urged him to reconsider it, as the important tour of England is about to come. He has not yet responded to this request."

This decision of Kohli has come after Rohit Sharma retired from Tests a few days ago. Let us tell you, the selection committee headed by Ajit Agarkar is going to meet in a few days to select the team for the five-Test series to be held in England next month.

It is believed that Kohli has been thinking about his Test future since the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia earlier this year. Kohli did score a century in the first Test on the Australia tour, but after that he failed continuously and got out in the same manner.

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Why Virat Kohli Wants To Retire From Test Cricket

As per reports today, May 10, 2025, Virat Kohli has informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) about his desire to retire from Test cricket. The possible reasons for this are as follows:

Recent performance decline: Although Virat Kohli is one of the greatest Test batsmen, his performance has declined in recent years. In the last five years, he has scored 1990 runs in 37 Tests, including three centuries. His average in the recent tour of Australia was just 23.75.
Constantly getting out in the same way: It has been observed that Kohli is often getting caught behind the wicket on balls moving outside the off stump. He was dismissed in this way seven times on the Australia tour.
Hints after Australia tour: He started considering his Test future only after the Border-Gavaskar Trophy held in Australia in December 2024, where his performance was not good after a century in the first Test. He had also said that he might not have a chance to do another Australia tour.
Mental pressure: Kohli has previously spoken about the mental stress of playing under high pressure.

However, the BCCI has urged Kohli to reconsider his decision, especially considering the upcoming five-Test series against England. It remains to be seen how Kohli responds to the BCCI's request.

To summarise, the possible reasons for Virat Kohli considering retirement from Test cricket could be his recent drop in performance, consistently getting out in the same manner, mental pressure and the hints given after the last tour of Australia.

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