Navjot Singh Sidhu on Virat Kohli Test Retirement: If a legendary cricketer like Virat Kohli is taking retirement, then there was bound to be a stir in the cricket world. Team India has suffered a setback just before the England tour (India Tour of England 2025). From Sachin Tendulkar on Virat Kohli Test Retirement to veteran cricketers like Gautam Gambhir and Harbhajan Singh praised Virat’s historical achievements and greeted him for the future. Meanwhile, former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu has also said a big thing about Virat’s retirement and his contribution in Test cricket.

Navjot Singh Sidhu shared a video on social media, in which he wrote, “The greatest cricketer in history said goodbye to Test cricket. Thank you very much for making world cricket blissful.

Special message from video

Navjot Singh Sidhu played the song ‘Bahati Hawa Sa Sa’ in the background of the video shared. He said, “End of one era. End of India’s biggest cricketing story. The biggest pride, fame, name in the world is his, who can share happiness in the world. Virat Kohli thanks you very much that you have pleased in Indian cricket. Vande Mataram. I am proud of you.” Sidhu also said in his post that the name and fame is never permanent.

The Greatest Indian Cricketer of All Times Bids Adeu to Test Cricket …. Thank you Virat Kohli for Being a Cup of Joy to World Cricket – Kahaan Parre Ho Chakker Mein Koi Nahin Hai Takker Mein…@imvkohli@Rcbtweets@Bcci pic.twitter.com/9cq3kti8yx

– Navjot Singh Sidhu (@Sherryontopp) May 12, 2025

Navjot Singh Sidhu also answered many questions on YouTube. Meanwhile, he said that at one time the parents used to think about making doctors and engineers by educating their children a lot, but today every parent of the country wants to make his son like Kohli.

What Virat Kohli said in retirement speech

Virat Kohli has said goodbye to Test cricket on 12 May. He confirmed his retirement through Instagram. He wrote that it was not easy to decide for retirement, but according to him this is the right time to take retirement. He thanked all the people with whom he played and who encouraged Kohli to move forward in this game.

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Virat Kohli Test Record: Virat Kohli has taken retirement from Test cricket. A few days after Rohit Sharma’s retirement, he has also said goodbye to the red ball format. Now such a period has come when Rohit and Virat’s pair will not appear in both these formats. 36 -year -old Kohli’s Test career was done in June 2011 and he broke a lot of records in his 14 -year -long Test career. So let’s know about some of Virat’s red ball cricket.

The most Test century as an Indian captain – Virat Kohli was the player to score the most century as captain in Test cricket. Virat captained Team India in 68 Tests, out of which he scored a century in 20 innings. As an Indian captain, Sunil Gavaskar is second in the list of players who scored the most Test century, who scored 11 centuries while captain.

The most double century by an Indian – Virat Kohli is the batsman to score the most double century by an Indian in the Test format. He hit 7 double centuries in his 14 -year red ball career. His last double century came against South Africa in 2019. Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag have scored 6-6 double centuries in both Tests.

India’s most successful captain in Tests – Virat Kohli has defeated legendary captains like Sourav Ganguly, Mohammad Azharuddin and MS Dhoni. Virat was India’s most successful captain in the Test. His Under Team India had won 40 wins in 68 Tests. India’s victory under his captaincy was 58.82. Virat has the highest winning percentage of the players who captained Team India in more than 10 Tests.

The first Indian to score four centuries on a foreign Test tour – Virat Kohli is the first Indian player to play four century innings on a foreign tour. He scored 4 centuries on the 2014-15 Australian tour. Apart from this, he also played four centuries in the 2016-17 England series.

Indians who scored the fourth highest run in Tests – Virat Kohli was the fourth highest run -scorer in the history of Test cricket. He scored 9,230 runs in his 123 Test matches. In this list, only Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sunil Gavaskar were above him.

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Brian Lara on Virat Kohli Test Retirement: The sensation spread in the cricket world when news came out that Virat Kohli wants to retire from Test cricket. Let us know that Rohit Sharma has also taken Rohit Sharma Test Retirement a few days ago. According to some media reports, Virat has also contacted BCCI about retirement. This news has come up at a time when the Indian team is going to visit England for the 5 Test series after about a month. Well now veteran cricketer Brian Lara has given a statement regarding Virat’s retirement.

Will Virat Kohli retire or not? What did Brian Lara say

On the speculation of Virat Kohli saying goodbye to Test cricket, Brian Lara has sent a special message to Virat through social media. He has expressed hope that ‘King Kohli’ will not take retirement right now.

Former West Indies team captain Brian Lara said, “Test cricket needs Virat Kohli. He will agree to not take retirement. He will not say goodbye to Test cricket. In the rest of Test career, Virat Kohli is going to play at an average of more than 60.”

BCCI will celebrate Virat Kohli

According to media reports, BCCI may call a meeting soon, in which it is possible to consider Virat Kohli not to take retirement from Test cricket. If Virat is not part of the team, then the Indian team’s middle order in the series against England will be very lacking in experience. Virat may have flopped badly in the last 2 series, but he is one of the best players of the current generation. Remind that Virat Kohli has retired from T20 cricket only last year.

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