New Delhi: May 12, 2025 – Virat Kohli bids farewell to Test cricket. Since then, a large part of the community has stopped watching Test Cricket. But he, Virat Kohli – what do you think is the main focus of this discussion?

Virat's comeback to Test cricket has been going on for the last few weeks. Whether it was a comment by his childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma, sometimes a special shoe or dress that evoked memories of red-ball cricket - all this led to speculation among fans that Virat Kohli might return to Test cricket after retirement. But this time the former captain of India put an end to all those speculations.

Virat Kohli at the launch event of his brand One8 in New Delhi. There the moderator Danish Seth (Mr. Nags of RCB) asked him that the price of the new red shoe is Rs 9230, which is equal to Kohli's total runs in Test cricket.

So is Kohli returning to Test cricket again? Laughing at the question, Kohli said, "No, I'd rather not give too much importance to it. For me, the chapter called Test cricket is closed." Kohli's comments virtually put an end to all speculation about his return to Tests.

Last month, Kohli gifted his childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma with a special shoe shaped like a red cricket ball. Rajkumar then said, "I always thought red ball cricket was important to you." Then Kohli said, "Let's see what happens." After that, speculations about Kohli's return to Test cricket peaked. Kohli then did a podcast with former India coach Ravi Shastri, where he was seen dressing up in Test cricket.

He scored 9230 runs in 123 Test matches before retiring in 2025. Average 46.85. Scored 30 centuries and 7 double centuries.

Virat is seen as one of the most successful Test captains in Indian cricket history. With this, after winning the T20 World Cup in 2024, Kohli also retired from T20. Now playing only ODIs.

However, he did not play the recently concluded series against Afghanistan due to a hamstring injury. It is expected that Virat can come against England.