Former Indian Test captain Virat Kohli’s decision to retire from Test cricket surprised many people. Some people are now questioning whether Kohli took this decision himself or in a pressure? Chief selector Ajit Agarkar says that Kohli informed him about his decision in April itself. But now Australia’s women’s team captain Alyssa Heli has said that she does not think that Kohli was ready to say goodbye to Test cricket.

Heli said in a podcast- I saw him practicing with a red ball during the IPL, something has happened, perhaps in the last few weeks, I don’t think he was ready to take this decision by himself.

Australian Broadcaster Adam Peacock also said in this show- There are many things that can come forward with the relationship between Kohli and BCCI, the whole story has not been revealed yet. Now everyone’s eyes are on whether Kohli can return to Test cricket again in future, or is this retirement forever.

IPL chairman said, think again on Kohli decision

In the absence of senior players of Team India, Shubman Gill has been made the captain of the 18 -member Test team for the tour of England. Meanwhile, BCCI still hopes that Virat Kohli can withdraw his retirement decision from Test cricket. Meanwhile, IPL chairman Arun Dhumal said a big thing about Virat. Dhumal said in a conversation with PTI- Virat Kohli is the biggest brand ambassador of cricket. The kind of dedication he has shown is Kaabil-e-analyst. I would say that Virat has the same contribution in cricket, which is of Djokovic or Federer in tennis. So I want him to keep playing IPL and also think again on the decision of retirement from Test cricket.

Kohli had an international debut in 2008
Virat Kohli’s debut in International Cricket was first in ODI in 2008 against Sri Lanka in Dambula. Kohli had opening that match and scored 12 runs. After this, Kohli’s T20 debut took place in 2010 under the captaincy of Suresh Raina against Zimbavbe. Where he scored 26 runs off 21 balls.

King Kohli’s Test debut took place in June 2011 in Kingston against West Indies. Kohli then scored 4 in the first innings and 15 runs in the second innings. At the same time, his last Test was in the Sidney against Australia, which was played in January 2025. In this last Test, Kohli scored 17 runs in the first innings and 6 runs in the second innings. Kohli will probably continue to play in ODI cricket like Rohit.
Virat Kohli’s Test cricket career
* 123 Tests, 210 innings, 9230 runs, 46.85 averages,
* 30 centuries, 31 half -centuries, 55.57 strike rate
* 1027 fours, 30 sixes

Virat Kohli’s ODI cricket career
*302 ODIs, 290 innings, 14181 runs, 57.88 average
*51 centuries, 74 half -centuries, 5 wickets, 93.34 strike rate
*1325 fours, 152 sixes

Virat Kohli’s T20 cricket career
*125 T20, 117 innings, 4188 runs, 48.69 averages,
*1 century, 38 half -centuries, 4 wickets
* 369 fours, 124 sixes