India Test Squad for England 2025: The Indian cricket team will go on a tour of England in June, where the 5 -match Test series will be played. This will be the first series of both teams for the next World Test Championship cycle. Virat Kohli has earlier told the BCCI that he wants to retire from Test cricket before the tour. However, the management wants to stop him, because recently Rohit Sharma has also said goodbye to the Test and at such a time experienced Kohli will be important on the tour of England.

Virat Kohli has told the BCCI that he wants to retire from Test format, that too before the England tour. The BCCI has to announce the squad soon for this series starting on June 20, as the team will leave for England in the second week of June. Now Kohli’s retirement news has surprised everyone, former cricketers are also giving their opinion on it.

What did Brian Lara say on Virat Kohli’s retirement news?

West Indies veteran Brian Lara posted a post amid these news, in the photo he is standing with Kohli and he wrote in the caption, Test cricket needs Virat! They will be persuaded. He is not going to retire from Test cricket. Virat Kohli is going to score runs at an average of above 60 in his remaining Test career.

What did Sidhu say on Virat Koli’s retirement?

Former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu said on his YouTube channel that the intention behind his decision to retire is correct but the time is wrong. He said, “Because India is on the credibility and asmita claim of the year, and is going on a tour which is the most difficult in the Test. At this time there will be a ball barrier, there will be moisture, there will be a hungry on the pitch, the ball will change the fork by eating the ball, then you need experience.”

He further said, “So you will need such a shield, which is mentally affected, who stands that someone stands. The whose body language should boost the morale of the whole team, it is Virat Kohli.”

Sidhu further said, “After Rohit Sharma’s retirement, you should understand that you cannot take the inexperienced team there. Gill can become a captain but if you look at his record, you have not been able to do well abroad. You can make all the runs as much as you want, but you have to do good on foreign pitches.” See his full statement in the video.

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What did Akash Chopra say

Former cricketer Akash Chopra said on his YouTube channel, “The beginning of a player’s play and the decision to leave him is his own, we and you cannot do anything in it. If they feel that they do not have physical and mental ability, move forward for another tour.”

“On one stage, the player feels that no man, I do not have the power left for another tour, he is also a man, he has worked like a super human, then you feel that he will not be tired, but not a machine.

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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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Why Virat Kohli Should Now Retre: If you look at the last decade and a half, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have carried Team India on their shoulders. On one side, Kohli is, who has scored more than 27 thousand runs in his international career, on the other hand Rohit Sharma has scored more than 19 thousand runs in all three formats. In fact, Rohit has recently said Rohit Sharma Retirement, this has started raising questions whether 36 -year -old Virat Kohli is also going to say goodbye to cricket. Here, know about the reasons that prove that Virat’s Team India is very much needed and should not retire.

1. Between great forms, why retirement

Virat Kohli has been able to score just 283 runs in the last 2 Test series, including a century and a fifty. Despite this, when he got a place in the Champions Trophy Squad, the selectors were severely criticized. Virat scored 218 runs in the Champions Trophy at an excellent average of 54.5 and was the second highest run -scorer in the tournament. After that his magnificent form is also going on in IPL 2025, where he has scored 505 runs in 11 matches.

2. Team India does not have Virat Kohli’s replacement yet

Virat Kohli may have crossed the age of 36, but his biggest strength is to keep running the scoreboard by taking single-dual runs. This specialty of Virat does not allow Team India fall behind in the match. Shreyas Iyer is running in amazing form, but he is batting at number 4. The question is that if Virat retires, then who will reduce the pressure of top order and middle order batsmen by coming to number 3?

3. No decline in fitness level

Virat Kohli has set new standards of fitness in the game of cricket. He has crossed the age of 36, but has the power to beat 20 -year -old youth in accuracy, timing, running and other things in cricket shots. There are 2 main demands of patience and energy level test cricket, on which Virat has been coming down. However, his bat has been silent in the last 2 Test series. This does not change the fact that Virat Kohli’s fitness level is much better than today’s youth.

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