Delhi: Indian team veteran batsman Virat Kohli has made his fans emotional across the world by retiring from Test cricket. No one had guessed that he would say goodbye to the red ball format so soon, especially when he always considered Test cricket closest to his heart.
In such a situation, reacting to this decision of 36 -year -old Virat, famous lyricist and writer Javed Akhtar shared his views on social media and appealed to Virat to think again on this decision.
Javed Akhtar wrote on X, “Of course Virat Kohli has the best information about himself, but as a fan I am very disappointed with his decision. I think he still has a lot of cricket left. I heart urgedly urge that he should think again on his decision.”
Significantly, Virat Kohli’s contribution to the Indian Test team was not limited to just one batsman, his role as captain has been historic. On the home ground, Kohli captained 22 Tests, out of which India won 17.
During this time, only one was defeated and four matches were drawn. He led the team in 21 Tests on foreign soil, including 11 wins, 7 necklaces and 3 draw matches.
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