Virat Kohli Retires Test Cricket

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The heartbeat of a billion: What Virat Kohli meant to India

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Virat Kohli's retirement from Tests has left Indian cricket beleaguered and the sporting world gasping in surprise.

Kohli took to Instagram , where he commands more than 270 million followers, to make his retirement public.

He was fast tracked into international cricket by the then-chairman of selectors, former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar , against the judgement of others in the cricket establishment.

At 23 , he was the youngest member of India 's 2011 ODI World Cup winning team.

Kohli 's Test career took an inexplicable downturn after he had been unstoppable in his pomp between 2014 and 2019 .

The drought of runs hit him most adversely in Test cricket where his average has slumped to 46.75 .

As captain, Kohli easily hurdles over Gavaskar , Tendulkar and Dravid as the fourth most successful Test captain.

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