7 May was the day when rohit sharma retired from Test cricket. Fans were hoping that at least virat kohli would play on the england tour, but just five days after Rohit, 'King Kohli' also said goodbye to the Test format. Virat has been the most successful Test captain of Team india in history and he has left many questions behind his retirement. Now a shocking revelation has been made that bcci wanted to make Virat the captain again but at the last moment the board took a U-turn.
According to india Today, bcci had given a hint to make virat kohli the captain again. This was during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, in which india lost 3-1. The report said, "People close to virat kohli say that he had got a hint of being given the captaincy again after the adelaide Test, but suddenly the circumstances had changed."
In the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, till the adelaide Test, india and australia were tied at one each. In the adelaide Test, Team india had to face a crushing defeat by 10 wickets. The report revealed that virat kohli played a match for delhi in the Ranji Trophy in the hope of becoming the captain again, but after India's 3-1 defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the situation seemed completely changed.
virat kohli has now retired from t20 and Test cricket. He will be seen playing only ODI matches in the coming time. virat kohli is meanwhile playing in IPL 2025 and will also play in the match against KKR on May 17. Let us tell you that Virat is still in the race for the Orange Cap. He has scored 505 runs in 11 matches so far and will get the Orange Cap by scoring just 6 runs.
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