Former cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar gave his take on the "special gesture" by fans who dressed in white to pay tribute to India batting maestro Virat Kohli's illustrious Test career during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 fixture.
With spectators eagerly awaiting today's clash between Royal Challengers Bangaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders, which was washed out due to rain, several cricket fans expressed feelings on Virat Kohli announcing retirement from the Tests.
RCB, currently placed in the second spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 with eight wins and three losses, giving them 16 points, will be resuming the competition following a temporary suspension with a match against KKR at Bengaluru on Saturday. KKR is at the sixth spot with five wi
Kohli called curtains on his Test career on Monday, 12 May, despite India's five-Test tour of England in June fast-approaching. Kohli finishes as one of the finest Test batters of his generation, with 9230 runs in the format - the fourth-best by an Indian batter - and 30 Test centuries.
Before the England tour of five Tests kick-starting India's ICC World Test Championship campaign, the 36-year-old Virat sent shockwaves in world cricket after announcing his decision to pull down the curtains on his 14-year, 123-match-long Test career.
Ahead of the five-match England tour, which will kickstart India's ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 campaign, Virat stunned the cricketing world by announcing his retirement from the format, drawing curtains to a 14-year-long, 123-match big career.
Virat had one of the best four-year stretches in Test cricket, scoring 4,208 runs in 43 Tests from 2016-19. These runs came at an average of 66.79, with 16 centuries and 10 fifties.
Sand Artist & Padma Shri Awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik made and dedicated a sand art to Virat Kohli after he announced retirement from test cricket on Monday. He made a sand art with a replica of 14 bats to express his gratitude to him.
The duo visited the famous spiritual figure, Premanand Maharaj, at Vrindavan Dham to receive his blessings. As soon as he reached the ashram, Premanand Maharaj asked Virat Kohli, Are you happy? To this, Virat replied- I am fine.
He felt the Indian team needs a couple of series to figure out the perfect fit for that spot, as Virat Kohli's retirement from Tests poses an immediate question to India, who will be their next No. 4. Kohli batted at No. 4 in 99 of the 115 Tests since Sachin Tendulkar's retirement.