He wanted to play, the selectors did not support, Virat Kohli's retirement was a big reveal

Cricket News Desk. Everyone is surprised by the sudden retirement of Indian team’s veteran batsman Virat Kohli’s sudden retirement from Test cricket. On May 12, Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket through a post on Instagram. However, this post contains no information about the cause of retirement. Virat made this announcement before choosing the team for the tour through England. As a result, many types of speculation are made. Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif believes Kohli was ready for the English series. However, he did not receive support from the selection committee. The committee was concerned about Kohli’s recent performance. He also suspected that Kohli’s place is in the team. Kohli was ready for the Mohammad Kaif series said Kohli was ready for the English series. He also decided to play in the Ranji trophy. However, Kaif believes that Kohli did not receive support from the selection committee. The selection committee was concerned about its recent achievement. He also suspected that Kohli’s place is in the team. Kaif said, “I think he wanted to continue to play in this format.” They may have had some internal discussions with the BCCI. The selectors should have expressed concern about their performance over the past 5-6 years. He certainly told Kohli that his place in the team was no longer sure. We will never know what really happened. It is very difficult to guess what happened behind the curtain. Kaif further said, “But after I played the Ranji trophy, after the last minute, I think he wanted to return to the next test.” Whatever has happened over the past few weeks, it seems that they did not get the support of the BCCI and the selectors they expected. Kohli’s actions were not good. Kohli’s performance has fallen over the past five years. He scored only 2028 runs in 68 innings. Which includes three centuries. His career average also dropped to 46. Kohli indicated that he was returning to Australia. He recorded a brilliant century in Perth. However, he could only score 90 runs in the rest of the tour. India lost the series 1-3. No runs were recorded in Australia. Kaif believes Kohli’s aggressive attitude in Australia shows that he is tired of Test cricket. He said, “He appeared in a hurry to score runs in the Border Gavascar Trophy 2024-25.” In Test cricket, you need to stay at the fold for hours. He also did it earlier. However, in an attempt to run the ball, he is constantly trapped in the slip. It made me feel that his patience was slightly reduced. Kaif further said, “Maybe he thought I was in the last phase of my career.” What does it mean to achieve a difficult age now? Initially, he saw another level of patience. He left the ball, took time, made the bowlers tired and then attacked. But I didn’t see it in Australia. Kaif said: “Repeat on slip show that he was not ready to spend hours on the crease.” He should have made this decision only after talking to the BCCI and understanding the red ball in cricket. Share this story -tags