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"For Virat, ultimate format of game was Test cricket": Cheteshwar Pujara
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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.
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How Virat Kohli transformed India into an inviolable, unstoppable Test cri
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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.
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BCCI president, secretary hail Test cricket's "true guardian" Virat Kohli
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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.
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"Was preparing for England tour": Sarandeep reveals jaw-dropping conversat
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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.
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A look at Virat Kohli's Test performances in New Zealand over the years
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
During his 14-year-long, 123-match big stay in Test cricket, the 36-year-old had many up-and-down battles with New Zealand. Be it his century on his first Kiwi tour in 2014 or dropping a catch that took Brendon McCullum to a triple ton on the same tour or a lean patch in 2020 that kickstarte
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"No individual has done as much for Test cricket": Vaughan, Warner pay hea
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Former England captain Michael Vaughan and Australia's decorated opener David Warner paid homage to Virat Kohli's illustrious career after the Indian batting mainstay announced his retirement from the Test format.
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"A legend of the game": Former UK PM Sunak pays tribute to Virat Kohli aft
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Kohli, who announced his retirement from the longest format on Monday, has enjoyed a storied Test career spanning over a decade. With 9,230 runs in 123 matches, including 30 centuries, the Delhi-born cricketer not only redefined fitness and intensity in Indian cricket but also reignited p
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"If Thommo don't get...Lillee surely must...": DGMO Lt Gen Ghai draws cric
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
On the day star batsman Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket, Indian Army's DGMO Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai used cricket analogy to exemplify robustness of India's air defence systems which stood test of time during the recent Pakistan aggression, saying that whatever the enemy's
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"You will be missed in test cricket": Anurag Kashyap pays emotional tribut
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Taking to his Instagram handle, the 'Gangs of Wasseypur' director shared a rare throwback photo of a young Virat Kohli, which featured the star player from his early days in domestic cricket.
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"Big loss for global cricket...farewell to a giant": Pietersen, Hazelwood
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
England's legendary batter Kevin Pietersen and Australia's right-arm seamer Josh Hazelwood shared their feelings on India's stalwart batter Virat Kohli's retirement from Test cricket on Monday.
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King of red-ball arena: Revisiting Virat Kohli's most iconic Test knocks
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
When Virat Kohli officially announced his retirement from Test cricket, it wasn't just the end of a career, it was the closing chapter of one of the most passionate, intense, and era-defining red-ball journeys in Indian cricket.
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"Salute him for tremendous contribution, hope he will be there to win ODI
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
: Following his pupil's retirement from Test cricket, star India batter Virat Kohli childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma lauded the 36-year-old for an illustrious Test career and expressed hope that he will be there to win the ICC Cricket World Cup 2027 for India.
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