Top Cricketers Comeback after Retirement: A five -match Test series is going on between India and England. At the same time, about a month before the start of the series, India’s legendary cricketer Virat Kohli retired from Test cricket. Virat announced to retire from the Test on 12 May. But it is not that Virat cannot withdraw his retirement, if he wants to return to Test cricket, he can return retirement and play in Tests for India.

Legendary players withdrawing retirement

Many players of the world have done this, who have returned to their country after retirement. It also has the name of a legendary Indian cricketer. Along with this, the list of these players from Pakistani player Shahid Afridi to England captain Ben Stokes and Dhakad batsman Kevin Pietersen is also included.

Javagal Srinath

The name of Indian cricket’s glory Jawagal Srinath is included in the list of these players, who returned to the team after retiring. Jawagal Srinath is still the highest wicket -taking bowler in ODI for India. This legendary player has 315 wickets in ODIs. At the same time, he has taken 236 wickets in his Test career too.

After returning from the tour against the Caribbean team, Srinath suddenly announced his retirement. At the same time, India’s then captain Sourav Ganguly celebrated him to withdraw his retirement, then Jawagal Srinath could not refuse his captain and returned to Test cricket.

Kevin Pietersen

England veteran Kevin Peterson has scored more than 8000 runs in Test cricket. This player announced his retirement from white ball cricket in 2011, as he wanted to improve his game in red-ball cricket. But within 60 days, Kevin Pietersen withdrew his retirement decision and immediately joined England’s T20 and ODI Squad.

Shahid Afridi (Shahifd Afridi)

Pakistani player Shahid Afridi withdrew his retirement not once but several times. Afridi first announced his retirement from Test cricket in 2006, but this player withdrew his retirement only two weeks later. At the same time, after playing only one match against Australia at Lord’s in 2010, he announced his retirement again. In that match, Pakistan was defeated under the captaincy of Shahid Afridi.

Afridi took retirement after being removed from the ODI captaincy in 2011, but he returned after five months. This player announced his retirement from all formats in 2017, but then in 2018, Shahid Afridi went to play at Lord’s to play his last match.

Ben Stokes

England all -rounder player and current Test team captain Ben Stokes announced his retirement from ODI in July 2022, but before World Cup 2023, Stokes withdrew his retirement and the player was included in the World Cup squad.

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Virat Kohli Test Retirement: Virat Kohli also announced his retirement from Test cricket after retiring from T20 International cricket. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said that Virat had made up his mind to retire from the Test long ago, but still many people were advising Kohli not to retire. India’s team has left for the tour of England, but the discussion about Kohli’s retirement has not stopped yet. Along with Virat’s fans, many former cricketers are also considering returning to his Test cricket.

Virat Kohli will return to Test cricket?

Former Australian cricket team captain Michael Clarke has made a big claim to withdraw Virat Kohli’s retirement. Clarke said in the Bayond 23 podcast on his YouTube channel that if the Indian team loses badly in the five -match Test series on the tour of England, then Virat Kohli may be withdrawn from Test cricket. Clarke further said that if the Indian team is seen struggling in England, then the selectors can ask Virat to return to the team.

Virat Kohli retired

Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket on May 12, 2025 last month. Five days before Virat, team captain Rohit Sharma also retired from Test cricket. The BCCI says that Virat had planned to retire from the Test only after the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Kohli played 123 Test matches in his career, scoring 9,230 runs. Virat had said at the beginning of his career that he wants to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket, but seeing his form in BGT, Virat announced his retirement.

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