3 reasons why Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket

Legendary India batter Virat Kohli left everyone stunned with his shocking decision to retire from Tests. Kohli announced his retirement on Instagram with an emotional message. Kohli’s abrupt retirement also raised a lot of questions and ignited a debate among the experts, and former experts of the game. 

In the same vein, a lot of reasons were speculated behind Virat Kohli’s sudden retirement from the Tests. Some of the reasons also look quite shocking and startling for both the Virat Kohli fans and the Indian cricket fans. 

Here are the three reasons why Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket:

Possible Internal Issues

There are a lot of speculations behind Virat Kohli’s sudden retirement and the possible internal issues within the team management and the Board. It also became more controversial after the former Delhi Ranji Coach, Sarandeep Singh, made some startling revelations while talking to the media. 

He said that Kohli talked to him during the Ranji Trophy and said that he wants to hit three or four centuries during the England tour. So, this statement completely contradicts the timing of Virat Kohli’s Test retirement, hinting towards possible internal issues within the board or the team management. 

Management’s plans to build a future team 

Apart from the aforementioned reason, one of the major reasons behind Kohli’s Test retirement may also be the management’s plans to build a new team. It may have closed the possibilities of fixing Kohli in the plans of the management, especially in the context of building the future Test team. 

There is a possibility that selectors had already started looking beyond Kohli to find a new option to bat at number four for Team India. So, it could have also been a big reason behind the 36-year-old bidding adieu to Test cricket. 

Dip in form

Virat Kohli has been known for his consistent ability to score big runs for India in the longest format of the game, be it in home conditions or away conditions. The batting maestro also left everyone awestruck with his sensational comeback after a lean patch of almost three years from 2019 to 2022. 

But the recent dip in his batting form in Test cricket gave a chance to the critics to talk about his future in Test cricket. Notably, the former India skipper scored only 382 runs in the 19 innings 10 last Test matches he played in his illustrious 14-year-long career. 

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