Virat Kohli concluded his Test career with 123 matches, in which he scored 9,230 runs. The 36-year-old also has 30 centuries and 31 half-centuries to his name in the format. His career best score in Test cricket remains unbeaten 254 runs. He drew curtains on his career as India's fourth-highest run-scorer in the longest format of the game
24 May,2025 05:20 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Kohli penned a heartfelt note on Instagram to announce his retirement from the format he cherished the most
23 May,2025 10:48 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent-1748006583158_d.png "Gambhir defends Kohli, Rohit’s timing of Test retirement: 'No one has the right'")
Kohli and Rohit, two of the most influential figures in Indian cricket over the past decade, announced their retirements from Test cricket within a week of each other
23 May,2025 06:56 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The Test squad was to be selected earlier by the Agarkar-led selection committee, but it was deferred by two weeks due to Rohit Sharma quitting the format with immediate effect, and Virat Kohli soon following him into retirement from the longest format of the game
23 May,2025 01:47 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
There was much disappointment among Virat Kohli fans in Lucknow when the May 9 game between RCB and LSG was suspended due to border tension between India and Pakistan
23 May,2025 08:35 AM IST | Lucknow | Santosh Suri
Virat Kohli’s retirement came shortly after India’s Test captain Rohit Sharma announced his own departure from the format, leaving the Indian squad facing the prospect of touring England with a relatively inexperienced side
21 May,2025 06:40 PM IST | London | mid-day online correspondent
IND vs ENG Tests
The young bunch of Indian cricketers will tour England to engage in the five-match Test series without the likes of three big guns, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin. Shubman Gill will most likely be India's new Test skipper and will have a new-look top and middle order. The five-match series will begin on June 20 at Leeds
21 May,2025 01:10 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Under Shastri’s stewardship from 2017 to 2021, Rohit evolved into one of the most formidable Test openers India has produced in recent times
18 May,2025 06:13 PM IST | Dubai | mid-day online correspondent
This IPL 2025 washout game helped RCB move up to 17 points on the table. A win in todays match would have sealed a spot in the playoffs for the Rajat Patidar-led side. Now, a victory in either of the remaining two matches will help the team seal their place in the playoffs
17 May,2025 11:06 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Kohli and Sharma have been part of each other's journey from their under-17 days to the senior Indian team. The former India pacer stated that their interactions rarely involve cricket, but are all about humour and banter
17 May,2025 08:55 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
