Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket on May 12, just days after Rohit Sharma made the same decision. Kohli captained the team in 68 Tests and led them to 40 wins - the most by any Indian skipper. The 36-year-old struggled to score runs during the 2024/25 Test season with an average of 22.47.
He also highlighted that Kohli intervened during the 2023 World Cup, when the crowd was jeering Naveen-ul-Haq. Kohli's gesture quickly turned the boos into applause. Sehwag said that Kohli’s presence and leadership extend beyond the game itself.
Virat Kohli Praised for Sportsmanship Towards Steve Smith and Naveen-ul-Haq
Virat Kohli earned widespread praise for defending Steve Smith during the 2019 World Cup. Smith, who was returning from a one-year ban following the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, was relentlessly booed by English crowds. Kohli gestured to the crowd to stop the jeering and instead applaud Smith.
Virat Kohli Has Seen Both Highs and Lows in His Test Career in England
Virat Kohli has seen both highs and lows in his Test career in England. He managed just 134 runs at a dismal average of 13.40 across five matches during his debut tour in 2014. However, he scored 593 runs in 2018 at an impressive average of 59.30, including two centuries.
Kohli scored 249 runs at an average of 27.66 during his last red-ball series in England. India are playing their first such series without Kohli since 2011.
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