Former Indian captain Virat Kohli’s sudden retirement from Test cricket shocked everyone around the globe. The decision also gave birth to a lot of conspiracies, especially on social media, as fans thought that he was made to retire.
Virat Kohli’s Retirement: The Decision
Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test match cricket, not long before India were scheduled to tour England last year
The decision led to varying opinions, with former cricketers feeling that he was made to retire
Among those who had this view was former Indian batter Manoj Tiwary, who has time and again reiterated the same thing.
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Virat Kohli’s Retirement: What They Said
Tiwary was firm on his stand when asked about it recently. In his words, “I don’t agree with him. Usko majboor kiya gya tha. Mere observation se, meri jo soch hain, he was forced. An atmosphere was created as such that he had to goodbye to Test cricket. Kyunki he is not the one jo khud se bolega ki main chhor dunga. Haa, decision usne apne juban se lia hain. Lekin yeh behind the scenes ka jo story hain woh sabko pata hain yaar. Sabko pata hain kya hua hain. Toh sab kuchh jaan ne ke baad aap kaise bol sakte ho ki usne hardest format ko chhor ke easiest format ko lia sirf apne runs banane ke liye. I don’t agree with him.” (He was forced. An atmosphere was created such that he had to goodbye to Test cricket. Everyone knows what happened behind the scenes. After knowing everything, how can you say that he left the hardest format and is playing the easiest one for his own runs.)
Virat Kohli’s Retirement: The Reaction
Manoj Tiwary’s comment has gone viral, a clip of which is doing rounds on social media, adding to an already vividly discussed topic among the masses, although Virat has made it clear that he has no plans of coming out of retirement and that he is now only one format player.
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Virat Kohli’s Retirement: The Record
It is to be noted that Virat is the most successful captain that India has had so far, when it comes to the percentage of games won in the oldest format of the game.
Kohli captained India in 68 matches and led the team to a win in 40 of those, while 17 games were lost by India under his captaincy, with the remaining games ending in a draw, making it a win percentage of 58.82%.