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Virat Kohli Retirement: Virat Kohli retired from Test cricket by scoring 9230 runs including 30 centuries in 123 Test matches. Ravi Shastri, former head coach of Team India, has expressed surprise at Kohli’s retirement.
Shastri’s response to Virat Kohli’s retirement
Highlights
- World cricket’s reaction to Virat Kohli’s retirement
- Former head coach Ravi Shastri said I am surprised by this decision
- Shastri-Kohli pair made India in Test
New Delhi: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri was not sure that Virat Kohli has said goodbye to his Test career. Kohli announced his retirement from his Test career on Instagram on 12 May and said goodbye to a 14 -year -old career.
Reacting to X, Shastri described Virat Kohli as a legendary player of modern times and called him a true ambassador to Test cricket. In the jugalbandi of Kohli and Shastri, the Indian team was formed the number-1 Test team.
Ravi Shastri’s tweet for Virat
A few hours after Kohli’s retirement, Shastri said, ‘You are not sure you have played. You are a legendary player of modern times and the way you played and captained, in every way, he was a brilliant ambassador for Test match cricket. Thank you for the memories you have given to all and especially to me. This is something that I will cherish throughout my life. Do well, champ. God bless.
Illustrious Legacy 🇮🇳
Inspiring Intensity 👏
Incredible icon alThe former #Teamindia Captain Gave it all to Test Cricket 🙌
Thank you for the memory in whites, Virat Kohli 🫡#Viratkohli , @imvkohli pic.twitter.com/febckcfhoc
– BCCI (@Bcci) May 12, 2025
