Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma was spotted at the Mumbai airport minutes after he announced his retirement from the Test cricket. Virat Kohli retired from Tests cricket with 9230 runs from his 123 Tests. He has scored 30 Test centuries and 31 fifties.Kohli took to social media on Monday to reveal the news.“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,” the post read.“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.“As I step away from this format, it’s not easy — but it feels right. I’ve given it everything I had, and it’s given me back so much more than I could’ve hoped for.“I’m walking away with a heart full of gratitude — for the game, for the people I shared the field with, and for every single person who made me feel seen along the way.“I’ll always look back at my Test career with a smile.#269, signing off.“🇮🇳❤️”
Kohli is also India’s most-successful captain in the red-ball format, securing 40 wins from his 68 Tests. Kohli’s 30 Test centuries make him the fourth-most successful India batter, behind Sachin Tendulkar (51 hundreds), Rahul Dravid (36), and Sunil Gavaskar (34). Kohli also made seven Test double hundreds, the most ever by an Indian.Who’s that IPL player?After averaging close to 55 at his peak between 2011 and 2019, the figure dropped to 32.56 over the past 24 months.Kohli’s last Test was in Sydney in January when India lost the match and with it the series 3-1 to Australia.Apart from an unbeaten century in the second innings of the first Test in Perth, Kohli managed just 90 runs from eight innings in the five-Test series.The 36-year-old Kohli was part of the “Fab Four” quartet of batting greats who dominated Test cricket over the past decade, alongside Steve Smith of Australia, Kane Williamson of New Zealand and Joe Root of England.
