Virat Kohli retires from Test cricket
Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket today. The 36-year-old’s retirement will be a major turning point as Team India’s new World Test Championship (WTC) cycle is on the cards.
Virat Kohli took to Instagram to announce his Test retirement. He wrote a heartfelt post and ended it by saying, “#269 signing off”.
“It’s been 14 years since I first wore the baggy blue in Test cricket. Honestly, I never imagined the journey this format would take me on. It’s tested me, shaped me, and taught me lessons I’ll carry for life,” he wrote.
Kohli further expressed that he had given the format everything, “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.”
“I’ll always look back at my Test career with a smile,” he concluded.
Virat Kohli has played 210 Test innings and has scored 9230 in his Test career. The 36-year-old has smashed 30 centuries and 31 fifties in the format. He has registered the highest score 254* and an average of 46. 85.