Virat Kohli Test Retirement : The news of Virat Kohli’s Test retirement talk has shocked the fans. On 10 May 2025, Virat Kohli told BCCI that he wants to retire from the Test format.
Before India’s England tour, which is starting from 20 June, the 36-year-old batsman who has 9320 runs in 123 Test matches, is facing a possible retirement.
In 2024, he scored just 283 runs in 8 Test matches. BCCI officials have asked him not to retire and said that he is still fit. In this article, we have shared all the information related to it. So let’s start.
Virat Kohli Test Retirement Decision After Rohit Sharma’s Retirement
Virat Kohli talked about his retirement to BCCI a few days after Rohit Sharma retired from the Test format on 7 May. His decision came because he had scored only 190 runs in the Border Gavaskar Trophy and had only one century.
Virat Kohli scored just 93 runs in three Test matches against New Zealand. For this reason, Virat Kohli is thinking about retirement from Test matches considering his performance.
Now he wants to take a step back. His point of view might be that if he steps out of the team, then new faces will get a chance who are more deserving than him and are in better form.
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BCCI Officials Still Want Him to Stay
BCCI officials are currently pushing Virat Kohli to stay, and they say that he is still fit and is very hungry to make more runs. They value Virat Kohli’s 30 Test centuries and also value his leadership as captain from 2014 to 2022.
A senior official said that his presence in the dressing room lifts the team and that is why it is very important for him to play.
After Rohit Sharma’s departure, if Virat Kohli also leaves, then India’s middle order will be limited to only young players like KL Rahul, Shubhman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Final Decision Still Pending
The final decision of Virat Kohli’s Test retirement is still with the selectors, who can finalize their team very soon during the England tour squad announcement.
At that time, it will be known whether Virat Kohli is being picked or not. They believe that Virat Kohli should play. If Virat Kohli still insists on retiring, then, Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant will take charge of the batting.
If Virat Kohli confirms his Test retirement, then he will focus on ODIs, where he will not be the captain. He scored 505 runs in the recent IPL 2025, which got suspended, but through this, we saw Virat Kohli’s form in IPL.
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