Virat Kohli informed the Cricket control advice in India (BCCI) from his intention to withdraw from the test cricket. The decision, which comes a few weeks before the five -game game test series from India in England, sent shock waves through the Cricket Fraternity and left Kohli selectors to reconsider its move.
Virat Kohli communicates his decision to withdraw from test cricket with the BCCI
According to several reports, the BCCI confirmed that Kohli had communicated its wish to move away from the longest format a few days ago. “He decided and informed the Board of Directors that he came out of the test cricket. The BCCI urged him to rethink while the crucial tour in England arrives. It has not yet been postponed to the request”, “ A senior BCCI official was cited at the Indian Express.
Kohli’s decision closely follows the heels of Rohit Sharma Test Cricket’s retirement Earlier this week, leaving the Test side of India at the edge of a significant transition. The two veterans potentially absent, the Indian team faces the prospect of setting up a largely inexperienced average order for the next series.
Virat Kohli test performance and recent form
Kohli’s decision arrives after a difficult test season, especially during the Border-Gavaskar 2024-25 trophy in Australia. Despite a century during the opening test in Perth, Kohli only managed 186 points in five games, with his average dive at 23.75 for the series. Over the past five years, its average test has decreased, although one of India’s most prolific strikers remains with 9,230 points in 123 tests at an average of 46.85, including 30 centuries.
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Kohli’s impact of retirement on the Indian test team
If Kohli maintains his decision, the Indian test side will not only lose a stick pillar, but also a leader who capitalized on the team from December 2014 to February 2022, before putting the reins to Rohit. The selectors, led by Ajit Agarkar, will face a difficult task to rebuild the test team for the tour in England, with young players like Shubman gill And Yashasvi Jaiswal likely to assume greater responsibility.
However, the BCCI clearly indicated that they wanted Kohli to come back, in particular with the England series marking the start of a new cycle of the World Test Championship (WTC). The selection meetings are planned in the coming days, but for the moment, Kohli has indicated no change of heart.
Kohli had already retired from the international T20 after the victory of the India World Cup last year, although it continues to impress in the IPL 2025, amazing 505 points in 11 games this season at a striking rate of 143.46.
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