Virat Kohli Test Retirement Live Updates: Cricket World In Meltdown After Shock Announcement


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Virat Kohli Test Retirement Live Updates: Star India batter Virat Kohli left all the fans heartbroken after he announced his retirement from Test cricket on Monday. The 36-year-old batter, who made his Test debut in 2011, played a total of 123 Tests, scoring 9,230 runs at an average of 46.85, including 30 centuries and 31 fifties, with the highest score of 254. This news came as a double whammy for the fans and the Indian selectors as few days ago, skipper Rohit Sharma also bowed out of the longest format. With the two greats now calling time on their Test careers, the selectors will be having a headache while picking a squad for the upcoming five-match series against England.
Here are the Live Updates from Virat Kohli’s Test Retirement:
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12:33 (IST)
Virat Kohli Test Retirement Live: Here’s what Kohli said
“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. There’s something deeply personal about playing in whites. The quiet grind, the long days, the small moments that no one sees but that stay with you forever,” he wrote on social media.
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12:26 (IST)
Virat Kohli Test Retirement Live: The biggest shocker of the day
Star India batter Virat Kohli doubled the Monday Blues of all the fans by announcing his retirement from Test cricket. Making his debut in 2011, played a total of 123 Tests, scoring 9,230 runs at an average of 46.85, including 30 centuries and 31 fifties.
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