Virat Kohli Retires from Test Cricket After 14 Glorious Years, Read the glorious journey

Virat Kohli, one of the most iconic cricketers of the modern era, has officially retired from Test cricket, bringing an end to a remarkable 14-year-long journey in the longest format of the game. While Kohli has already stepped away from T20 internationals, he will continue to represent India in ODIs.

The 36-year-old cricketer played his final Test match against Australia, marking the end of a storied Test career. Notably, he scored a century in the opening match of the five-match series but couldn’t replicate the feat in the subsequent games.

A look at Virat’s Test cricket career

Test debut: 20 June 2011 vs West Indies
Total Test matches: 113
Total runs: More than 8848
Average (Batting Average): 49.15
Centuries (100s): 29
Fifties (50s): 30
Highest score: 254* vs South Africa
Catches: 100+
Test matches under captaincy: 68 (India won 40+)

Batting records

Virat Kohli has scored the most 20 centuries as an Indian Test cricket captain. He scored the most 1322 Test runs in 2018. As a captain, he scored 7 double centuries (Test Double Centuries). Not only this, he is the third highest Test run-scorer for India after Sachin and Dravid.

Great performance both at home and abroad

Virat Kohli has had a great performance both at home and abroad. He kept India at number 1 in the Test rankings from 2015-2021. Under Virat’s captaincy, India won the Test series in Australia for the first time in 2018.