Virat kohli retirement: Team India star batsman Virat Kohli has made up his mind to say goodbye to cricket's longest format Test cricket. According to reports, the 36 -year -old player has informed the BCCI about this. However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has asked him to consider his decision again. Virat may take a decision soon before the England tour. If Kohli retires from this format, then three will miss making big records.
Reports about Virat Kohli are claiming that he wants to retire from Test cricket. He has told his decision to the Board of Control for Cricket in India. BCCI has asked them to change this decision. On which Kohli's answer has not come. Earlier on May 7, Rohit Sharma also announced retirement from Test cricket. Hitman told through social media platform Instagram that he will now play only ODIs.
Virat Kohli made his debut in Test cricket against the West Indies on 20 June 2011. Since then, he has played 123 matches for India. In which he has scored 9230 runs in 210 innings. During this, Kohli was not out 13 times. He has 30 centuries and 31 half -centuries in Test cricket. His average has been 46.85. Virat has scored 7 double centuries in this format on behalf of Team India. The highest score of the right hand batter is 254.
If Virat Kohli takes retirement from Test cricket, then three big records will lose the opportunity to make his name. The legendary batter has an opportunity to complete ten thousand runs in this format. Along with scoring 870 runs, he will touch this figure. Also, he is at number four in terms of scoring the most centuries in Tests from India. Above them, Sunil Gavaskar (34), Rahul Dravid (36) and Sachin Tendulkar (51) are present.
If Virat scored 7 centuries, then after Sachin, he will reach second. Apart from this, the Indian batsman has scored 7 double centuries in the Test. He is at number five in terms of doing this feat. On applying two more double centuries, Kohli Wali Hamond (7) will be beaten at the fourth position.
