Virat Kohli: Virat Kohli wanted to retire from Test immediately after Rohit Sharma, stopped due to Operation Sindoor..

The Indian team suffered two setbacks in a week. On May 7, captain Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Test cricket. After this, on Monday (May 12), Virat Kohli also decided to leave this format. This decision of the veterans has disappointed the fans a lot. Now the news has come that soon after Rohit's retirement, Virat was also going to decide to leave Test. However, due to Operation Sindoor, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had advised him to wait for some time.

Did Virat also want to retire on May 7?

According to the Indian Express report, Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Test cricket on May 7. Virat Kohli was also going to announce his retirement from this format on the same day. However, he was advised to wait a few days before making his statement public. Actually, at that time Operation Sindoor and military conflict with Pakistan were in full swing.

Announcement after ceasefire
A ceasefire was announced between India and Pakistan on May 10, i.e. Saturday. According to the report, Virat then informed the BCCI and the selectors that he would soon announce his retirement. On Monday, he announced his retirement from Test cricket. He posted on social media. In this, King Kohli wrote - When I am moving away from this format, it is not easy, but it feels right at the moment. I have given my all in it, and it has given me more than I expected.

Virat will now play only in ODIs
Virat will now be seen playing only in ODIs. He has retired from T20 Internationals after Team India won the T20 World Cup last year. Kohli has played a total of 123 Tests and scored 9230 runs in 210 innings at an average of 46.85. This includes 30 centuries and 31 half-centuries. In his Test career, Kohli hit a total of 1027 fours and 30 sixes. Apart from this, in T20 International, he scored 4188 runs in 125 matches at an average of 48.7 and a strike rate of 137.05. This includes one century and 38 half-centuries. In ODIs, Kohli has scored 14181 runs in 302 matches at an average of 57.88 and a strike rate of 93.35. This includes 51 centuries and 74 half-centuries.

Kohli's recent poor performance

Kohli's performance was very poor in the last two Test series and Team India had to face a shameful defeat in both these series. New Zealand came to India last year and clean swept Team India 3-0 in the three-match Test series. In this series, Kohli scored 93 runs in six innings of three matches at an average of 15.50. At the same time, on the Australia tour, Kohli was able to score 190 runs in nine innings of five matches. This includes one century. Kohli scored a century in the first Test in Perth. After this, he could score only 90 runs in eight innings. Kohli got out eight times and seven of these times he got out while trying to play the ball that was going outside the off stump.

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