Published: May 12, 2025, 12:06 PM (IST)
Edited: May 12, 2025, 12:06 PM (IST)
India star batter Virat Kohli Test retirement has been going around the social media after he communicated to BCCI after his wish to retire from the test format, as reported by ESPNcricinfo.
With India set to tour England for a five-match test series in Jun, following the completion of IPL 2025 former India batter Mohammed Kaif has urged Kohli to reeconsider is decision. However, Kohli is yet to give a final confirmation to BCCI.
Talking on his social media platform X (formerly twitter), Kaif has suggested Kohli to retire following the completion of five-match Test series against England in style. Kaif also explained the reason to do so, if the retirement rumours are true.
“Virat Kohli, India’s Babbar Sher wants to relax. He is thinking about retirement. I think he should go to England, prove his point and end his career on a high note. Because of the work he did in the T20 World Cup, he should end his career on a good note. Is he thinking about retirement out of helplessness? Because there is one kind of delivery that has been troubling him for many years. The ball bowled outside the off stump,” Kaif said in a video shared on X (formerly Twitter).
If Kohli indeed retire, he will end is impressive Test career of 14 years with 9,230 runs in 123 Tests at an average of 46.85, with 30 centuries. He is also considered as India’s most successful Test captain as he won 40 out of 68 tests with the armband.
During the period of 2016-2019 Kohli was on the peak of his Test career with 4,208 runs to his name in 43 Tests at an average of 66.79, he scored 16 centuries and 10 fifties in 69 innings, making him one of the best in Test format.
