Delhi: Indian cricket team veteran batsman and successful Test captain Virat Kohli has announced his retirement from Test cricket. Virat announced the retirement by sharing the post on Instagram.
🚨 Virat Kohli Retired from Test Cricket 🚨 pic.twitter.com/qb3invoutz
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According to reports, BCCI had asked Kohli not to take retirement decision right now, as India has a tour of England next month. However, Kohli decided to separate himself from the Test after a magnificent 14 -year career.
Virat did emotional post
Virat gave this information by sharing the post on Instagram. He wrote, “14 years ago I wore a blue cap for India for the first time in Test cricket. I never felt that this journey would teach so much. This format tested me, handled and given many lessons of life.”
Kohli further wrote, “Playing in the white jersey of Test cricket is a different experience. Spending a long time on the field, working quietly and the short moments that no one sees, but always remember.”
He said, “Now that I am going away from this format, the heart is heavy but it takes the right time. I gave it everything and it returned me more than that.”
“I am going with thanks – of this game, with whom the field is distributed, and every person who made me feel that I am special. I will always remember my Test career with a smile. #269, Signing of.”
Virat’s Test cricket career
Virat Kohli made his Test debut against the West Indies in 2011. Three years later, he was made the Test captain of Team India. He captained the highest 68 Test matches for India, which lost only 17.
Under his captaincy, India won 40 matches and 11 draws. His win percentage was 58.82, which is more than any Indian captain.
India won the Test series in Australia for the first time under Kohli’s captaincy. This historic victory was won in 2019.
Kohli also played his last Test in Sydney against Australia earlier this year. It was a Border-Gavaskar Trophy match, which Australia won by 6 wickets and won the series 3–1.
Kohli’s Test career figures
| Data | Information |
|---|---|
| Test match | 123 |
| Total run | 9230 |
| Biggest score | 254* (against South Africa, 2019) |
| average | 46.85 |
| century | 30 |
| Half -century | 31 |
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