After star batter Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket on Monday morning, Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor recalled meeting the cricketer "eleven years ago" when Anushka Sharma was shooting for 'Dil Dhadakne Do'.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Conor McGregor shared his feelings on India's stalwart batter Virat Kohli's retirement from Test cricket on Monday.
A young Virat in his mid 20s gave the world the first taste of 'Captain Kohli' during the 2014-15 tour to Australia, when he launched a rattling assault on Australian bowlers during the first Test at Adelaide, almost chasing down 364 for India, but the middle-order collapsed. Since then t
Cheteshwar Pujara, who served as the backbone of the Indian batting order, believes that for Virat Kohli, the "ultimate format" of the game, was Test cricket and he put in a lot of hard work.
Virat took to Instagram and penned his emotions to announce that it was time for him to bring down the curtain on his illustrious career in red-ball cricket. Wishes poured across the globe to honour Virat's distinguished achievements in the format.
India's prized Test assets, who carried the country's hopes of carrying its winning momentum in the last Border-Gavaskar Trophy, have now faded into retirement as the new World Test Championship cycle is on the cusp of commencement.
The 36-year-old has left India in a need of a sudden and challenging transition, bringing down curtains on his 14-year, 123-Test long career just over a month ahead of the England tour from June 20, which will kickstart India's ICC World Test Championship campaign 2025-27.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday extended their congratulations to Virat for a successful Test career that redefined the standards of excellence, leadership, and commitment in Indian Cricket.
Virat Kohli called time on his 14-year-long, 123-match big Test career on Monday, just over a month ahead of the England tour consisting of five Tests to kickstart India's ICC World Test Championship campaign of 2025-27.
Delhi head coach Sarandeep Singh was "surprised" after the Indian batting mainstay Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket, especially after the former captain informed him that he was "preparing" for next month's England tour.
India is now in dire straits as, after the retirements of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, they are left with just over a month to carry out a successful transition ahead of the England tour of five Tests, which will kickstart India's ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 campaign.