Legends and Cricket Pundits react as Virat Kohli ends glittering Test career
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Former India captain Virat Kohli shocked the cricketing world as he announced his retirement from Test cricket on his Instagram handle on Monday. That ended a career spanning 14 years where he represented the country in 123 Tests and amassed 9230 runs at an average of 46.85.
With 30 centuries and 31 fifties, the 36-year-old was the fourth-highest run-getter for India in the five-day game and his seven double-hundreds were second to none in the country.
Kohli has led India in 68 Test matches between 2014 and 2022, the most by any player from the country, winning 40 of those and losing 17 with 11 ending in draws. He also has the highest win percentage of 58.82 among Indian captains who have led in a minimum of 10 Tests. The middle-order batter from Delhi was also at the helm of the team when India made it to the final of the inaugural World Test Championship final in 2021.
Having retired from T20Is along with Rohit Sharma after winning the T20 World Cup in 2024, Kohli once again chose to partner the Indian skipper in calling it a day in the longer format announcing his decision just five days after Rohit retired from Tests. With Twitter going on overdrive with his announcement, the legends and experts joined the wave in congratulating the master batter.
Just can't
Can’t believe you are done. You are a modern-day GIANT and were a fantastic ambassador for Test match cricket in every way you played and captained. Thank you for the lasting memories you’ve given to everyone, and to me in particular. It’s something I will cherish for life. Go…
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc)
Really
Virat?!?! 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24)
Biggest brand
Biggest brand of the modern cricket era who gave it all for cricket’s oldest format. Test cricket owes that debt to Virat Kohli. 🙏🙏🙏
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar)
The great one
Congratulations on a great test career ! Your energy, belief and pride lifted the team. You’ve been a true ambassador of the game…
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074)
True
Virat couldn’t have picked a better song on Instagram to go with his picture — My Way. When Sinatra first sang it, no one imagined an Indian cricketer would one day retire with such a legacy, proud of doing it on his terms. What a journey 🫡
— Danish Sait (@DanishSait)
Pleasure
A pleasure to watch Virat Kohli bat at the Home of Cricket.
— Lord's Cricket Ground (@HomeOfCricket)
Overwhelmed
I was overwhelmed with joy when I found out that my idol, the very one I grew up watching dominate in whites for the country, would be the one to hand me my Test cap. “ Cap Number 315, Nitish Reddy” - these words will forever echo in my heart. The energy. The passion. The warmth.…
— Nitish Kumar Reddy (@NKReddy07)
Incredible
Congratulations Virat on an incredible test career. From the time i saw you, knew that you are special. The intensity that you brought and the sheer passion with which you played Test cricket was a joy to watch. You were a great ambassador of Test cricket and wish you the best…
— Virrender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
Stellar
Congratulations on a stellar Test career. Thank you for championing the purest format during the rise of T20 cricket and setting an extraordinary example in discipline, fitness, and commitment. Your speech at the Lord’s said it all - you played Tests with heart, grit,…
— Jay Shah (@JayShah)
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