Was Virat Kohli Planning to Keep Playing for Many More Years?
It has been exactly a year since Virat Kohli announced his retirement from the Test format. But the question still remains, whether he wanted to retire from the game or not? In a book written by AB de Villiers, he talked about Kohli telling him that he wants to play the game forever.
12 May will be remembered as a date which still haunts the cricket fans. Everyone was thinking that they will be able to witness Virat Kohli dominate the whites in the series against England. But as soon as the clock hit 11:43 AM, they saw a post which can't be forgotten at any cost. Virat Kohli announced his retirement from the red ball format.
Despite being India's finest in this format, he walked away as if his contributions remained minimal. It has been a year since he has retired from the game but Test cricket has never been the same. A few images from the book written by AB de Villiers have also gone viral at the same time, indicating that the King didn't want to retire.
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AB de Villiers talked about a conversation which he had with Virat Kohli. Out of nowhere, he asked his Biscotti, for how long does he see himself playing the game. To this, Virat Kohli replied in his passionate way by saying that he wants to play the game forever.
Our Take
Virat Kohli might have retired on his own or he may have been forced, but Test cricket truly misses him. The way he led the Indian team to dominate even in the overseas conditions, winning the BGT in Australia for the first time, securing a dominant win at The Lord's which still remains India's best Test win under his captaincy and more.