Virat Kohli
Veteran cricketer Virat Kohli announced to retire from Test cricket on 12 May. After hearing the news of his retirement, his fans are apparently disappointed. Virat shared a post on his Instagram handle and said that he is retiring from the longest format of cricket. The reaction of his head coach has come to light on Virat’s retirement. He said that he is very happy to see whatever achievement Virat achieved in Test cricket. He also supported Virat’s decision.
Rajkumar Sharma’s reaction on Virat Kohli’s retirement
Rajkumar Sharma said that he salutes him for Virat’s tremendous contribution in Indian cricket and as a coach, he feels proud of the work done by Virat for the country and the example set by him for the youth. His coach further said that emotionally, it is sad that Virat will no longer be seen playing Test cricket again. He could play a lot of cricket, there is still a lot of cricket left in him. On the decision of retirement, Rajkumar Sharma said that he appreciates and supports him. He hopes that Virat will be present to win the ODI World Cup for India and he will be 100 percent committed to this.
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Virat’s figures in Test cricket
Virat Kohli’s figures in Test cricket have been quite spectacular. He played a total of 123 Tests in his career, where he scored 9230 runs in 210 innings. During this, he scored 30 centuries and 31 half -century innings. Virat Kohli’s best score in Test cricket was 254 unbeaten, which came against South Africa in 2019. Kohli also scored 7 double centuries in his Test career. Along with batting, Virat Kohli also performed brilliantly under the captaincy. He captained 68 matches, of which he won 40. He is the most successful Test captain of India.
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