Virat Kohli: ‘Ek true …’, post viral post of a line of AB de Villiers on Virat Kohli’s test retirement
Ab de villiers reaction on Virat Kohli Test Retirement: There was silence in the cricket world on Monday when Virat Kohli, one of the most prestigious players of the game, announced his retirement from Test cricket. In this way, his magnificent red ball career came to an end, including 123 matches, 9,230 runs, 30 centuries and 31 centuries. 36 -year -old Kohli confirmed the news through an emotional post on Instagram, showing his 14 -year journey in India’s white jersey. After this, there was a flood of emotions from the cricket world, in which the team partner, rival, veteran and fan started paying tribute to the person on social media, which changed the appearance of Indian Test cricket forever.
De Villiers said on Kohli’s Test retirement
The first who reacted was Kohli’s old friend and former RCB partner AB de Villiers, “Congratulations to my biscuit @Virat.kohli for a great Test career! Your determination and skills have always inspired me. The true legend!”
Congrats to my biscotti @imvkohli on an EPIC Test Career! Your Determination & Skill Have Always Inspired Me. True Legend! #Viratkohli đ” pic.twitter.com/2dnnlrzsri
– AB de Villiers (@Abodevilliers17) May 12, 2025
India’s legendary bowler Jhulan Goswami described Kohli’s presence in white clothes well: “There was something special in @imvkohli in white clothes. It was not just skill. It was not intended. He did not want to stay.
Former India’s off -spinner Harbhajan Singh, who shared the dressing room with Kohli in the early days of his career, posted: “Virat, we have shared that round … faced challenges together, lived with pride in the long days of Test cricket. Your batting in white clothes is special – not only in terms of number, but also in the case of inspiration, but also in the case of inspiration, rather in the case of inspiration, rather in the case of inspiration, rather in case of interaction, intended and inspiration. Best wishes #Viratkohli #Testcrick @imvkohli. “
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir, under whose leadership Kohli stepped into his final stages in Test cricket, wrote it small but heartily, “A man with a lion’s passion! You will miss you,” he wrote on X.
Even top officials of the cricket administration accepted the emptiness after Kohli’s retirement. ICC President Jai Shah said in a rare personal post: “Congratulations to @imvkohli for a brilliant Test career. Thank you for advancing the pure format during the rise of T20 cricket and setting an extraordinary example in discipline, fitness and commitment. Thank you for your speech in Lord’s – you played with heart, patience and pride.”
Kohli’s retirement is a sign of a major change in Indian Test cricket, soon after Rohit Sharma and R Ashwin announced the red ball out of the format.