Ravichandran Ashwin reveals conversation on Virat Kohli’s sudden Test retirement

R. Ashwin, who has been a teammate of Virat Kohli for a number of years, said that he told Virat that he still has a lot of Test cricket in him. Virat Kohli surprised everyone by announcing his retirement from Test cricket before the tour of England last year, even though it was thought that he still had a lot of cricket left in him in the longest format of the game. This was in the middle of IPL 2025, when people were concerned about his form in red-ball cricket.

He has been in the papers for a while after a tough tour of Australia, where he was getting out outside his off stump. In a bid to get some closure, he played in the Ranji Trophy. However, his runs failed there either. Ultimately, Kohli decided to retire from Test cricket, bringing an abrupt end to a glorious era in red-ball cricket.

In 123 Test matches, Kohli scored 9,230 runs at an average of 46.85, including 30 centuries and 31 half-centuries. Since his debut in 2011, he has displayed a combination of aggressive thinking and remarkable consistency during his captaincy. He led India to historic victories, set new records, and left a legacy as India's most successful Test captain.