Global Sport Stars React To Virat Kohli Retirement: International sporting stars have reacted to Virat Kohli’s retirement from Test cricket, wishing the superstar well on leaving the longest format of the game and wishing him well for the road ahead.
There had been rumours over the weekend that Kohli is considering retirement from Test cricket. However, not many expected him to announce it on a random Monday morning without any ceremony. But that is exactly what happened.
The 36-year-old leaves Test cricket after 123 games and 210 innings. In this time, he scored 9230 runs at an average of 46.85, with 31 half-centuries, 30 tons, and seven double-hundreds under his belt. These stats were even more impressive before 2020, when, in 84 Tests, he had an average of about 55 and 27 centuries.
However, more than a player, Virat’s legacy in Test cricket comes as a captain. He led the Indian Cricket Team for 68 games in the format, the most for any Indian ever. Out of these, he won 40, lost 17, and drew only 11 matches with a win percentage of 58.82.
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He took the Men in Blue to new heights in Test cricket, winning the BGT in Australia for the first time, beating South Africa in South Africa, and nearly winning a Test series in England. He also made India a fortress where no other team won matches, let alone a series.
The face of global cricket, Test cricket, is statistically Kohli’s weakest format, and he is still an absolute beast in it. This makes his retirement from the format the biggest sporting news of the week.
And thus, several international sporting stars have reacted to Kohli’s Test retirement. These stars come from across nationalities and sports.
Global Sport Stars React To Virat Kohli Retirement
Under Virat’s retirement announcement post on Instagram, England and Bayern Munich football superstar Harry Kane left a comment. The two-emoji long comment consisted of a goat emoji and a heart emoji.
Novak Djokovic, the most successful tennis athlete ever, posted an Instagram story about Virat following his Test retirement.
NOVAK DJOKOVIC's INSTAGRAM STORY FOR KING 👑🐐 pic.twitter.com/ejPXiLrLWv
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 12, 2025
Several international cricketers are reacting to the news as well, giving Kohli the flowers for an incredible career in Test cricket. Virat’s long-term rival Steve Smith commented under the retirement post. Meanwhile, Aussie David Warner wrote an Insta post of his own. Kohli’s long-time friend AB de Villiers commented on the situation.
Finally, it seems that every Indian cricketer has made a comment, a story, or a post about the Kohli retirement. Here are some of the best. From Mohammad Siraj calling Virat his hero to a beautiful post by the legendary Sachin Tendulkar
Virat Kohli’s retirement from Test cricket comes days after the Indian Cricket Team captain, Rohit Sharma, announced his leave from the format. The retirement of two veterans and legends leaves the team with massive holes to fill ahead of the challenging five-Test tour to England in the summer.
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