England vice-captain Ollie Pope believes the young Indian side, led by a “fantastic” Shubman Gill, has plenty of depth and talent, but it will miss the aura of Virat Kohli during the upcoming five-Test series starting in Leeds on June 20. India has named a youthful squad for the high-profile series following the Test retirements … Read more
Revealing that Virat Kohli reached out to him last month expressing his wish to retire from Test cricket, Ajit Agarkar, chairman of India’s men’s national selection committee, has asked the fans to respect the desire of stalwarts of Indian cricket who have recently called time on their Test career. “Virat reached out early April and … Read more
Virat Kohli pulled the plug on an illustrious Test career on Monday, announcing his exit from the longest format as India embarks on a fresh World Test Championship cycle. Dwindling returns in recent years and a tame show in Australia, perhaps his favourite hunting ground away from home, at the turn of the year proved … Read more
Virat Kohli’s Test retirement – formalised on Monday by the veteran cricketer himself following three days of reported speculation – may have come as a surprise to ardent Test cricket fans. For Kohli, who has inspired a generation of aspiring Test cricketers in a country that is increasingly being driven crazy by wannabe IPL stars, … Read more
In Virat Kohli’s storied journey to the high table of Test cricket, different people must have lent a helping hand at different stages. But the man who was at the heart of the star batter learning the basics and honing his skills in the formative years was coach Rajkumar Sharma. As his protege bid adieu … Read more
Great players offer hope and make us believe in sporting miracles. For a large part of his Test career, Virat Kohli was all this and much more. Having called time on his association with cricket’s longest format on Monday, an end of an era is obvious for Indian cricket. A quartet of significant batters will … Read more
Virat Kohli, Test cricket’s best ambassador, has opted to move away from the format in a decision driven by the team’s needs more than personal desires. Coming on the heels of Rohit Sharma’s retirement from Test cricket, it is a double blow India would have to deal with in a few months when the team … Read more
Railways fast bowler Himanshu Sangwan now holds a unique place in cricket history — he was the last man to dismiss Virat Kohli in First-Class cricket. Sangwan clean bowled India’s No. 4 during the second day of the Ranji Trophy clash between Delhi and Railways in January this year. That game marked a rare return … Read more
Virat Kohli has announced his retirement from Test cricket, drawing the curtain on one of the most compelling chapters in the modern era. And fittingly, it’s Australia that headlines his parting script — the team and country that brought the best out of him. His last Test came at the SCG in January, where India … Read more
Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket on Monday, drawing the curtains on a 14-year-long successful career. The 36-year-old amassed 9230 runs in 123 matches at an average of 46.85 in the game’s longest format, finishing as India’s fourth-highest run-getter in the red-ball format. Tributes poured in from all over on social media for … Read more