{"id":39230,"date":"2025-05-10T10:02:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T04:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/?p=39230"},"modified":"2025-05-10T10:02:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T04:32:31","slug":"virat-kohli-retires-from-test-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2025\/05\/10\/virat-kohli-retires-from-test-cricket\/","title":{"rendered":"Virat Kohli retires from Test cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>New Delhi.<\/strong> Big news is coming out from the corridors of cricket. Recently Rohit Sharma has said goodbye to Test cricket. After which his fans are disappointed. People have not yet recovered from this decision of their favorite captain that a big update is coming about Virat Kohli as well. It is being told that the 36-year-old batsman has made up his mind to say goodbye to the Test format. He has also talked to the Board of Control for Cricket in India on this issue. But some top officials of BCCI have once again suggested him to think over this decision.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>According<\/strong> to a news, the legendary batsman has made up his mind and has also informed the board on this issue that he now wants to move on from Test cricket. However, some top officials of BCCI have requested him to reconsider the issue. Because Team India has to tour England soon on a very important tour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Let<\/strong> us tell you that Team India has to tour England next month. Where an important five-match Test series will be played. Before the upcoming series, regular captain Rohit Sharma has said goodbye to the Test format. In such a situation, if Virat Kohli also distances himself from the Test format, then it will be very difficult for the team to win in a situation like England.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Virat Kohli&#8217;s Test career<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Talking about Virat Kohli&#8217;s Test career, he has played 123 Test matches for the country till the time of writing the news. Meanwhile, his bat has produced 9230 runs in 210 innings at an average of 46.85. Kohli has seven double centuries, 30 centuries and 31 half-centuries to his name in Test cricket.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Courtesy: NDTV<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi. Big news is coming out from the corridors of cricket. Recently Rohit Sharma has said goodbye to Test cricket. After which his fans are disappointed. People have not yet recovered from this decision of their favorite captain that a big update is coming about Virat Kohli as well. 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