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New Delhi: India’s star batsman Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket on Monday. This brings to an end the weeks-long speculation regarding his future in the longer format of the game. Now he will play only in ODIs. Thirty-six year old Kohli played T20 last year Retired from international cricket. He has played 123 test matches for India in which he has scored 9230 runs at an average of 46.85 with the help of 30 centuries.

Virat Kohli had said on his Instagram page that, when I am moving away from this format of the game, it is not easy,But it seems appropriate. I have given my all and he has given me more than my expectations. “I am for the game, I feel grateful to the people playing on the field and to everyone who watched me play during this time.” With his retirement, The departure of experienced Indian players from the Test format continues. Ravichandran Ashwin (in December) and Rohit Sharma (last week) have also retired from this format.

After the retirement of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli had informed BCCI that he will retire from Test cricket before the England tour, However, the management wanted him to go on a tour to England. But Kohli did not listen to him. BCCI 5 on England tour so far The Test captain who will lead the team in the Test series of matches has not been announced. In this, the names of Shubhman Gill and Jasprit Bumrah are coming forward.