Virat Kohli Test Retirement highlights: AB de Villiers share heartwarming post saying ‘Congrats to my biscotti’

AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli have played together for the IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru. They have shared appreciation and love for each other on many occasions. The South African legend posted a picture with Kohli and congratulated him on his retirement from the Tests.

Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh hailed Virat Kohli for his performance in Tests, his intent, intensity and inspiration. 

It will be a very difficult task to replace Virat Kohli at number 4 in the Indian test squad. However, the five options who can fill in his shoes are as follows:

Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Karun Nair, and Sarfaraz Khan.

Virat Kohli's brother posted on an Instagram story, “What an incredible journey champ. What you have done for the game cannot be replaced.”

“Always proud of you bhai,” he added.

BCCI shed light on Virat Kohli's glorious Test career in a post to bid him a farewell.

Notably, 269 was the number of the Test cap that was presented to Kohli in 2011 on his long format debut against West Indies in Jamaica. 

In cricket, a cap number denotes the chronological order in which a player makes his or her debut for the country. 

Yashasvi Jaiswal shared a beautiful post for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma on their retirement. “I grew up watching you and Rohit bhai play, and from the moment seeing both of you in that Indian jersey I dreamed of one day doing the same,” he wrote.

“Both of you have been a source of inspiration not just for me, but for an entire generation who fell in love with cricket because of the passion and intensity you brought to the game,” the 23-year-old added.

“A man with lion’s passion! Will miss u cheeks….” Gautam Gambhir expressed in his post

“Congratulations on a phenomenal Test career, Virat Kohli," Irfan Pathan wrote.

He praised Kohli for his captaincy and said, “As captain, you didn’t just win matches—you changed mindsets.”

Irfan also praised Kohli's approach in the Test cricket, “You made fitness, aggression, and pride in whites the new standard. A true torchbearer of modern Indian Test cricket,” he added.

Virat and Anushka were seen at the Mumbai airport after the former announced his retirement on social media.

Virat Kohli has played 210 Test innings and has scored 9230 in his Test career. He has smashed 30 centuries and 31 fifties in the format.

Kohli has registered the highest score 254* and an average of 46. 85. He has hit 1027 fours and 30 sixes and has taken 121 catches.

Virat Kohli announced his retirement on social media.  He shared a heartfelt post.

"It’s been 14 years since I first wore the baggy blue in Test cricket. Honestly, I never imagined the journey this format would take me on. It’s tested me, shaped me, and taught me lessons I’ll carry for life," he expressed.

"There’s something deeply personal about playing in whites. The quiet grind, the long days, the small moments that no one sees but that stay with you forever," the 36-year-old added.

"I’m walking away with a heart full of gratitude — for the game, for the people I shared the field with, and for every single person who made me feel seen along the way. I’ll always look back at my Test career with a smile," Kohli concluded.

Virat Kohli has announced his retirement from Test cricket on Monday.