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NEW DELHI: Batting great Virat Kohli announced his immediate retirement from Test cricket on Monday, just days before India name their squad for a tour to England. “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,” the 36-year-old Kohli wrote on Instagram.
Virat Kohli Test Retirement Live Updates: Star India batter Virat Kohli left all the fans heartbroken after he announced his retirement from Test cricket on Monday. The 36-year-old batter, who made his Test debut in 2011, played a total of 123 Tests, scoring 9,230 runs at an average of 46.85, including 30 centuries and 31 fifties, with the highest score of 254. This news came as a double whammy for the fans and the Indian selectors as few days ago, skipper Rohit Sharma also bowed out of the longest format. With the two greats now calling time on their Test careers, the selectors will be having a headache while picking a squad for the upcoming five-match series against England. (Virat Kohli Insta Post)
Virat Kohli Test Retirement: After days of speculation, Indian cricket great Virat Kohli has confirmed his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect in an emotional post on Instagram. After India Test captain Rohit Sharma confirmed his retirement from the longest format of the game, report of Kohli communicating the same intent to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) emerged, sending shockwaves across the cricketing spectrum. It was reported that the board is in talks with Kohli to make him change his mind, but it seems that the outcome was unsuccessful.
Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli left the cricketing world stunned as he announced his retirement from Test cricket on Monday. Kohli, who is considered to be one of the best batters in modern cricket, took to social media to announce that he will be retiring from the longest format of the sport with immediate effect. Reports have been making the rounds regarding Virat communicating his decision to BCCI but he was asked to reconsider his stance. However, just days after Rohit Sharma announcing his retirement, Kohli also did the same with India facing England in a five-match Test series in June.
Many reports are doing rounds on social media regarding the resumption of IPL 2025. The Indian T20 tournament was suspended midway on May 9 by the BCCI, due to the military tensions between India and Pakistan. All the franchises were asked to disband and many overseas stars also left for the respective nations. As both India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on Saturday, things are likely to get back on track soon. The BCCI and the IPL officials also held a meeting on Sunday to discuss the plan to resume the tournament, which was suspended after Match No.58.
India's campaign ended in the prestigious World Squash Championships here with all the four players losing their respective singles matches in the second round. Lone Indian in the women's singles, Anahat Singh lost 1-3 to Fayrouz Aboelkheir of Egypt. Anahat was able to level the scores at the end of the second game but eventually lost the match 7-11, 11-8, 4-11, 3-11 in the second round match that lasted 28 minutes Sunday night. The 17-year-old Anahat, ranked 62nd in the world, had earlier beaten world No. 28 American Marina Stefanoni in the opening round.
The Indian cricket team looks set to begin a new phase in the longest format, as the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee sits down to pick players for the England tour, possibly without both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. While the Hitman's exit from the longest format has been confirmed, suspense remains over whether the BCCI would succeed in getting Virat to change his mind. Nevertheless, the selection committee is set to pick the India A squad this week, while the India senior squad for the tour is expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
The time is running out for the selectors as they need to pick a squad for India's upcoming five-match Test series against England. The series, which will kick-start in June, has already given a lot of headache to the selection committee as India skipper Rohit Sharma announced retirement from the Tests. Following this, many reports emerged stating star batter Virat Kohli is also looking to hang his boots in the longest format. Amid all the selection chaos, former England skipper Michael Vaughan came up with a bold suggestion for the Indian management.