New Delhi. India’s star batsman Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket on Monday, which ended the speculation about his future in the long format of the game. He will now play only in ODIS only. Along with his retirement, Indian legendary players continue to be excluded from the Test format. Ravichandran Ashwin (in December) and Rohit Sharma (last week) have also retired from this format.

36-year-old Virat Kohli was last seen playing in Test cricket on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on the Australian tour. Where India had to face 1-3 defeat in the 5-match series. Kohli definitely scored a century in the first match of the series i.e. Perth Test, but after that he was seen struggling.

Kohli’s decision to retire has come at a time when the selectors were going to choose the team for the 5 Test series to be held next month in England in a few days. Please tell that Kohli retired from T20 International last year.

Virat Kohli’s Test debut was held in June 2011 in Kingston against West Indies. Kohli then scored 4 in the first innings and 15 runs in the second innings. At the same time, his last Test was in the Sidney against Australia, which was played in January 2025. In this last Test, Kohli scored 17 runs in the first innings and 6 runs in the second innings.

King Kohli has played 123 Test matches. During this, he scored 9230 runs at an average of 46.85. Kohli has scored 30 centuries and 31 half -centuries in the Test.

Virat Kohli announced his retirement on his Instagram post. He said, ‘For the first time in Test cricket, it has been 14 years since wearing blue jersey. To be honest, I never thought about which journey this format would take me on. This took my exam, shaped me and taught me a lesson that I will keep together for life. Playing in white clothes is a very personal experience. Calm hard work, long days, short moments that no one sees but who always stay with you.

Kohli further said, ‘When I am going away from this format, it is not easy – but it seems right. I have given everything in it and it has given me more than my expectation. I am taking a heart full of gratitude for the game, for the people playing on the field and for every person who took me forward in this journey. I will always see my Test career smiling.

Learn how the record of captaincy was
Virat has been India’s most successful captain in Test history. Virat captained India in 68 Tests, in which the team won 40. When Kohli took over the captaincy, the Indian team was in seventh place. But due to the hard work of himself and fellow players, Kohli had taken to world number-1 position.

Virat Kohli’s international cricket career
123 Tests, 210 innings, 9230 runs, 46.85 average, 30 centuries, 31 half -century
302 ODIs, 290 innings, 14181 runs, 57.88 average, 51 centuries, 74 half -centuries, 5
125 T20, 117 innings, 4188 runs, 48.69 averages, 1 century, 38 half -centuries, 4.