Why Did Virat Kohli Retire Ahead Of England Test Series? Reasons Explained

Virat Kohli suddenly ended his 14-year Test career. This legendary player announced on Monday morning that he will no longer play Test cricket. The question is why Virat Kohli retired just before the England tour. What happened that Virat suddenly left the format he loved from the heart. What are the reasons for Virat Kohli's retirement from Tests, let's take a look at them.

He played 123 Tests in 14 years. 9230 runs came from his bat. He scored 30 centuries in Tests.

He also scored 7 double centuries. Despite having such a great record, why did Virat suddenly say goodbye to Test cricket, let's know the reasons.

Displeasure with BCCI?

The first and biggest reason for Virat Kohli's retirement from Tests is said to be displeasure with the BCCI. There were reports that a senior player wants to captain the team in England after Rohit Sharma's retirement. But the BCCI flatly refused him. Was that player Virat Kohli? Because before Rohit's retirement, there was no news about Virat Kohli leaving Test cricket, but after that this player said goodbye to Tests. So did all this happen because of resentment?

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Bad form for a long time

It cannot be denied that Virat Kohli was in bad form for a long time. Last year, this player scored only 417 runs in 10 Tests at an average of 24.52. Talking about the last five years, it happened only in the year 2023 when Virat Kohli's average was more than 50, but in 2020 his average was 19.33. In 2021, his batting average was 28.21, in 2022 it was 26.50.

Major points of Virat Kohli's Test career

Australia tour was very bad

The Australia tour was very bad for Virat Kohli. He scored only 190 runs in five Tests. His average was 23.75. It is clear that after such a poor performance, it was natural for questions to be raised on him. Apart from these, workload management and family reasons can also be the reason for his retirement from Tests.

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Virat Kohli's Test career

Virat Kohli played 123 matches in Test cricket, in which his bat produced 9230 runs at an average of 46.85. Virat Kohli scored 30 centuries and 31 half-centuries in his career. Virat Kohli scored 7 double centuries in his Test career, which is a record. The biggest thing is that Virat has won the most 40 Tests for India as a captain.