Virat Kohli recently retired from Test cricket, leaving fans and players alike shocked. The announcement came just before India’s tour of England this month. Kohli, a modern great, played 123 Test matches and scored 9,230 runs at an average of 55.57. His decision sparked emotional reactions, including from former cricketer Harbhajan Singh and his daughter.
Kohli’s reply to Harbhajan’s daughter
Harbhajan Singh revealed that his daughter, Hinaya, messaged Kohli asking why he retired. My daughter said to me ‘Papa, why did Virat Kohli take retirement? I want to message him.’ She wrote to the batter saying ‘I am Hinaya. Why did you take retirement?’ Her heart was affected like that. The 36-year-old replied with a laughing emoji and wrote, ‘Beta, now it’s time.”
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Kohli’s Test career includes 30 centuries and 31 half-centuries. His highest score was an unbeaten 254. He stepped away from T20 Internationals last year after India won the 2024 T20 World Cup. Though he will continue playing One-Day Internationals, Kohli’s exit from Test cricket marks the end of a golden era.
