Virat Kohli Test Retirement Reactions: One of India’s most prolific cricketers, Virat Kohli, announced his Test retirement on Monday with immediate effect. “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,” Kohli wrote on his Instagram handle, informing about his decision.
The 36-year-old Kohli brings down the curtains on a prolific red-ball career, spanning 14 years and 123 Tests.
Having made his Test debut against the West Indies on June 20, 2011, in Kingston, Kohli ended his Test career with 9230 runs in 123 Tests, averaging 46.85 with 30 centuries. He was also India’s most successful batter in the previous decade between 2010 and 2019. Kohli was the third-highest Test run-getter in the period, piling on 7202 runs at 54.97 average and 27 centuries, the most by any batter in the time.
Since his Test retirement announcement, reactions from the cricketing and the whole sporting fraternity have been pouring in. Here are some of the reactions: