The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) Expressed Their Thoughts on Star India Batter Virat Kohli’s Retirement from Test Crickett. Kohli Announced His Retirement from Test Cricket on Monday, Marking An End to An Illustrious 14-Old Career Who Him Dominate A Variety of Conditions, Regents, And OPPONENTES, and OPPONENTES, BOTHITES, BOTHITES, BOTHITES, BOTHITES, Batter and captain. Taking to their official social media handle, x, the Bcci Wrote, “Thank You, Virat Kohli! Retirs from Test Cricket.
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐, ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ต๐น๐ถ!
An era ends in test cricket but the legacy will continue Forever!@imvkohliThe Former Team India Captain Retirs from Test Cricket.
His contributions to #Teamindia Will Forever Be Charged! pic.twitter.com/mse5kutjep
– BCCI (@Bcci) May 12, 2025
ICC also took to x and Wrote, “Whites off, Crown Intact. Virat Kohli Bids Goodbye to Test Cricket, Lending Behind an unmatched legacy.”
Whites off, Crown Intact
Virat Kohli Bids Goodbye to Test Cricket, Leaving Behind an unmatched Legacy
, https://t.co/vjuxwurl8p pic.twitter.com/6APBXKUBQ0
– ICC (@ICC) May 12, 2025
Earlier, kohli took to his instagram handle and announced his decision to retire from the longst format of the game.
“It’s been 14 years since I first wore the baggy blue in test cricket. Honestly, I Never Imagined The Journey This Format Today this format would take me on Life.
“As i step away from this format, it’s not easy – but it feels right. I’ve given it everything i heverything i had, and it’s Given me back so much so much more than I could do 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. Post added.
In his test career, the 36-year-old 123 appearances in white clothing, scoring 9,230 runs at an average of 46.85, with 30 centies and 31 fifty innings innings and 31 fifties in 210 innings and the best score of 254*. He is India’s fourth-Highest run-gold-gold format, behind Sachin Tendulkar (15,921 Runs), Rahul Dravid (13,265 runs) and Sunil Gavaskar (10,1222 Runs).
He made his test debut in June 2011 against West Indies. While His First Test Tour was a Massive Disappointment With Just 76 Runs in Five Innings, A Young Virat Made a Name for Himself with Some Some Serious, CONTER-ATTACKS KNOCKS In the Coming Days. His Rise as a Test Player Started with his Maiden Ton Against Australia at Adelaide in 2012, When He Made 116 in 213 Balls. In a tour where no other could touch 300 runs for India and giants like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, and Virender Sehwag Lied A Shadow of his dominant selves, VIRAT TOP-VIRARED FOR Indian White for India 300 runs in four tests, including a century and fifty. Between 2011 to 2015, He Made 2,994 Runs in 41 Tests at an average of 44.03, with 11 centuries and 12 fifteies in 72 innings.
Between 2016 to 2019, Virat Had One of the Strongest Batting Primes Ever for a Test Cricket, PILING UP This is also included Seven Double Centuries, Most by a Captain in Test Cricket History.
However, the 2020s have not been great for the superstar batter, having made just 2,028 runs in 39 Tests at an underwhelming average of 30.72, with just three centuries and nine fifts to show innings. His numbers received a boost from a fin 2023, where he made 671 runs in eight tests at an average of 55.91, with two centuries and two fiFties innings.
DURING this Whole Time Frame, Virat Battled Some Notable Weaknesses in the Format, Notable Against Deliveries Outside the off-STUMP LINE and Against Spinners.
He ended last year with just 382 runs in 10 tests at a shocking average of 22.47, with just one century and fifty in 19 innings. His Last Test Outing was the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Tour to Australia from Nampamber-January, where He Made Just 190 Runs in Nine Innings at an average of 23.75, with his century at the perth being at-hit.
That century was his first since July 2023, when he Hit a Ton Against West Indies at Port of Spain in 2023. Also, his last century at home camera agation in early 2023 deurning the border-warder trophy at ahmedabad.
Virat’s Career has been about overcoming Several Setbacks and Taking Indian Cricket to New Highs. Be it smashing a peak australian attack Led by Mitchell Johnson for 692 Runs Including Four Centuries during Australia Tour in 2014-15 and Announcing Himself as the New Captain, Guiding India to ICC WOROLDIN Championship messes, having a dream-like, redemption tour to england in 2018 Worth 593 runs and five fifty plus scores after managing just 134 runs in 10 innings innings during Bowling Attacks in Tenturion, Melbourne, Prth, Edgbaston and at His Own Home With Some World-Class Knocks, The 36-YAR-old has given has given fans tonnes of memory to reply and Cherish ForeVer.
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